#5: Jordan Clarkson
Jordan Clarkson is the most well-known Jazzman now. He is enjoying quite the international career and is heralded as one of the best sixth men in the league. He can claim that he doesn’t want to be traded, but for a ringless elite talent, maybe joining a better team would be for the best.
where im suppose too be 🖤
— Jordan Clarkson (@JordanClarksons) September 2, 2022
The Raptors bench averaged a league-worse 25.7 points per game. That is absolutely dreadful, and for a team with title aspirations and two All-Stars, adding the best bench player in the league would not hurt in the slightest. The only question is, what will it cost?
This deal would mean that the Raptors lose two backup centers. Anchiwura played meaningful minutes for the Raptors and would be a nice young player for the Jazz to work on, but Lucas Nogueira is barely an NBA-caliber player, with only ten career starts in four years, averaging single-digits in every meaningful category.
The Raptors make the most sense for Clarkson. His elite bench scoring could push them up in a top-heavy Eastern Conference, and if Scottie Barnes develops fast then they could compete as soon as next year.
The Jazz get a solid young piece and two picks that will probably fall in the late first round. The best part about these five trades? The Jazz could feasibly do all of them if they wanted to.