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Clarkson Likely to Get Extension

Saint Cy of JFC said:
If the Jazz/JC can't reach an extension agreement I would think he is likely to get traded, no?
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According to the report, they would test free agency instead. It likely means we intend to match offers and might end up paying a high price for his services for the coming years unless he decides to walk.

I think its pretty risky from our FO. But that seems to be the only information we are getting... and since they leaked the extension talks will likely continue past the deadline, it means we are not trade baiting him right now.
 
Saint Cy of JFC said:
If the Jazz/JC can't reach an extension agreement I would think he is likely to get traded, no?
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Nah… we have more options in the offseason to get something done. I’m not worried about him leaving.
 
I think we could get a first for Jordan but not sure it’s be a really juicy first. I think his best opportunity to get paid and have a great role would be here. Lakers would be the main flight risk but I think they have their sights set higher. The cap space teams aren’t great fits… we can comfortably offer more than MLE… if it’s a sign and trade then we’d need to get something to participate.
 
Do we really want to pay Clarkson until he's 34 or 35? I mean... he's already a pretty bad defender, and as the years pile up on the wrong side of 30, he's bound to fall off a cliff eventually. He'll probably retain his value as a spot up shooter off the bench for a long time, but guarding the 2 spot, he faces the quickest, most athletic scorers in the NBA.

It just seems like lately teams have given these aging scorers too many deals where the last two years are an unmitigated disaster.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
Do we really want to pay Clarkson until he's 34 or 35? I mean... he's already a pretty bad defender, and as the years pile up on the wrong side of 30, he's bound to fall off a cliff eventually. He'll probably retain his value as a spot up shooter off the bench for a long time, but guarding the 2 spot, he faces the quickest, most athletic scorers in the NBA.

It just seems like lately teams have given these aging scorers too many deals where the last two years are an unmitigated disaster.
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I agree for the most parts.

Thing is, he is not really even a good spot up shooter. He is a scorer, but its more about driving and creating shots off the dribble... skills that dont age well.

He has 0 years over league average in FG% and 3 years over average in 3P%...

If we give him more than 2 extra years, its not gonna end pretty.
 
Tremendous Upside said:
Do we really want to pay Clarkson until he's 34 or 35? I mean... he's already a pretty bad defender, and as the years pile up on the wrong side of 30, he's bound to fall off a cliff eventually. He'll probably retain his value as a spot up shooter off the bench for a long time, but guarding the 2 spot, he faces the quickest, most athletic scorers in the NBA.

It just seems like lately teams have given these aging scorers too many deals where the last two years are an unmitigated disaster.
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I guess that one counter-argument would be that Lowry was the staring PG on the championship Raptors at age 33.
 
So if Clarkson has turned down offers from Jazz then Ainge will trade him pronto :) :) :) :) :) :)
Adios Jordan :):):):):)
 
Elizah Huge said:
He’s getting traded at the deadline for sure then.
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I'm not so sure. From Bleacher Report:

Stein specifically noted that the Jazz hoped entering the season that they would be able to secure Clarkson, but even though they have been unable to do so thus far, it is unlikely they will trade him in the midst of a playoff race.
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Trade him… nothing personal… but if he won’t take what we can offer in an extension I don’t want him at a higher price. Will forever love JC.
 
Elizah Huge said:
So we’re unlikely to trade someone who doesn’t want to re-sign and can leave this off-season because we’re in the midst of making the play-in?
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Yeah...doesn't make sense to me either. Like the post above says, maybe it's just posturing from the front office to try to raise his trade value.
 
There were earlier reports about us likely letting JC test FA before we sign him.. but I hate that approach.

The conspiracy theorist in me says its a ruse by Rob Pelinka to get him to LA with Kuzma.. as they let Russ walk and free almost 50M cap space.
 
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