Ineptimusprime
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I’d be happy to see the Jazz keep Clarkson, but why do you see the Jazz holding onto him? Doesn’t he fall into the same category of aging vets that don’t help the tank as Conley and Bogey do?
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mongoose01
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Clarkson is a solid pro- he’s going to be the Jazz all star this year. He’s the vet leader showing all the scrubs how to be a professional. I think he gets traded though.
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I’m not quite sure there is better available picks in the entire league than the Lakers 27/29 unprotected 1sts. Those are about as sweet as you can get.
Coach Ellis
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Beasley maybe - at the deadline depending on how the Jazz use him. Clarkson seems to have depreciated dramatically in trade value in a little over a year. Chatter and rumors suggest you couldn’t get a first round pick for him right now.
I would take one of the Lakers unprotected 1sts vs two protected 1sts from some other teams (which is what those two would net us).
No it doesn’t.
And it’s not close at all. Finding premium assets right now are doubly important since the Jazz might not net one from the Donovan trade.
The only things being discussed satisfy both criteria. These are certainly not mutually exclusive.
I wouldn’t go that far. I know you’re down on the picks but I will forever preach that in 5-7 years ANYTHING can happen. Sexton on that contract will be a premium asset soon I’m predicting that.
Gonna mention this here, too:
Markkanen for Duncan Robinson, Jovic, ‘23 1st (unprotected out of necessity, but they should be juuust fine), and Strus routed to the Lakers to sweeten the pot and get the bag.
I think Markkanen is a near perfect piece for them and they are in the teeth of win now as some of their guys are teetering on falling off. Developing guys is great, but that’s not gonna help them as much in such a tight window.
Markkanen for Duncan Robinson, Jovic, ‘23 1st (unprotected out of necessity, but they should be juuust fine), and Strus routed to the Lakers to sweeten the pot and get the bag.
I think Markkanen is a near perfect piece for them and they are in the teeth of win now as some of their guys are teetering on falling off. Developing guys is great, but that’s not gonna help them as much in such a tight window.
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Jazz get some dice that some of these things turn out, but the house has much stronger odds, IMO. Yes, anything can happen in the window you mentioned, and that’s honestly the only defense for walking on what projects to be a better offer from the Knicks (because they’re a clown franchise).
And when I say premium, I mean the centerpiece of a mega-trade. A young perennial all-star, all-NBA player, top-5 pick, or multiple unprotected picks kind of value. I think Sexton is a nice piece at his number, but even if he balls out, I think getting a strong offer for him is quite context-dependent. I’m cool keeping him indefinitely but if the Mavericks come dangling a ‘26 unprotected pick and ‘28 top-5 protected pick then I’m biting.