The Knicks got a bargain! The Jazz should have sent the backcourt general away a few years ago?

According to ESPN authoritative reporter Shams Charania, Jordan Clarkson will sign a veteran's basic salary contract with the New York Knicks after passing the clarification period. According to Shams' previous news, due to the poor market conditions in the trading market, Clarkson has already finalized a contract buyout with his old boss Utah Jazz.

In the NBA regular season last season, Clarkson made a total of 37 appearances in 82 games, averaging 26 minutes of playing time, averaging 16.2 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 0.8 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 2.3 turnovers and 1.4 fouls, shooting percentage of 40.8%, three-point shooting percentage of 36.2%, and free throw shooting percentage of 79.7%. Clarkson's performance this season is very disappointing. As a scorer, his offensive efficiency is very poor, and his scoring comes from a large number of shots. Clarkson looks like he has certain passing ability and organizational ability, but he is not doing very well in turnover control. Not only that, Clarkson's performance on the defensive end was also very bad, and he was not a reliable defender.

From the Knicks' perspective, signing Clarkson with a basic salary contract is of course an ideal operation. Although Clarkson's performance last season was not ideal, he was at least the sixth man in the league at that time, and his contribution on the offensive end was obvious to all. In the playoffs or key games, when the team cannot start the game, maybe Clarkson will also provide some help to the team through his personal abilities. A player like Clarkson really has no way to provide help and support to the team in every game, but his neural knife attributes can really enrich the team's offensive system and style of playoffs, and can also have unexpected results.

And according to The Athletic's resident Jazz reporter Tony Jones, if the Jazz had traded Clarkson at any time in the past three years, then Clarkson might have been traded long ago. It can only be said that the Jazz are really too hesitant in trading. Clarkson would not have been a negative asset a few seasons ago. The Jazz could have sent him away in exchange for some valuable assets, at least several second round picks. Now that several seasons have passed, the Jazz are not clear about the bad picks, and the picks are not too high. Players like Clarkson, Collin Sexton, John Collins, and even Lauri Markkanen have their market value getting lower and lower. I really don't know what the Jazz have done in recent years.