NBA Jazz reach buyout contract with Clarkson

On July 1, the NBA Jazz news came again: the team's management has reached a buyout contract with defender Clarkson, who has returned to his free agent and will enter the offseason trading market after spending the 48-hour clarification period. It is reported that Clarkson has been invited by many teams, but he hopes to join a team with the ability to playoffs with the opportunity to sprint for the championship. The acquisition of Clarkson also marked the complete end of the championship-winning era of Mitchell + Gobert + Clarkson created by the Jazz that year. It is reported that Clarkson will join the Knicks after spending the 48-hour clarification period, which is indeed a good next choice!

33-year-old Clarkson plays as a point guard and plays for the Jazz in the 2024-2025 season. He plays in a total of 37 games in the regular season, averages 26.1 minutes per game, and can score 16.2 points + 3.2 rebounds + 3.7 assists + 0.8 steals + 0.2 blocks. He has a shooting percentage of 40.0%, a three-point shooting percentage of 36.0%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 79.0%. The Jazz have started a complete reconstruction, and players can become trading assets, hoping to gain more young potential players and future draft picks. They just completed the deal with the Hornets yesterday and sent off defender Sexton for center Nurkic; at the same time, the Jazz are actively promoting the deals between John Collins, Markcanen, Kessler and others; in addition, the thorny rookie Bailey, selected at the 2025 draft, has officially come to the team to conduct training, and he will be one of the important assets for the Jazz's future reconstruction and will participate in the 2025 Summer League that will start soon.