They probably wouldn’t go for this, and it would be contingent on Nas or Gary coming back to start at SF, but he is exactly what we need for our bench. I’m a bad GM. Can someone tell me why this would or wouldn’t work?
by GalaxyOpalGrill
@Portland Trail Blazers
4 Comments
I love Clarkson, but my only concern is he is expiring. If we were in a spot to contend, then maybe. I’d much rather try to get Vanderbilt and then go after a bench scorer this off season. I wouldn’t want to trade Hart for an expiring bench piece either
Why would Utah do this? They’re definitely looking for picks in exchange for Clarkson
Clarkson is having his best year ever after being promoted to starter. He’s going to play out this season, opt out and ask for probably 4/100M or something a lot bigger than what he has. He’s going to be too expensive for us to come off the bench.
While I fw Clarkson and he would help our bench scoring a ton I don’t like this trade. He’s more expensive than Hart, also has a PO that he’ll likely decline, *and* he’ll be looking for a lot more in FA.
It’s just not worth it. Especially with our team not being middle of the road rebounding wise. Hart is huge for that and with Clarkson we’d probably be last in the NBA.
If we move Hart it’s going to be for a Forward so we don’t lose rebounding and gain some size. Or at least I hope it will.