The Utah Jazz have made all of their veterans available in trades, according to sources of The Athletic. Jordan Clarkson, Malik Beasley and Patrick Beverly are some of the names that The Athletic's Shams Charania has mentioned as being available -- in addition to the team's most prized piece, Donovan Mitchell. All three aforementioned guards are sure to be targeted by competitors looking to bolster their backcourt for next season. Clarkson in particular is an intriguing trade piece as he's shown the ability to consistently score the rock as a member of the Jazz. He averaged a career-high 18.4 points per game in 2020-21 and then went on to average 16.0 points per game last year.

Since joining the Utah Jazz, point guard Jordan Clarkson has emerged as one of the league's most consistent scoring options off the bench. He took that role to another level in Saturday's victory over the Kings, where he erupted for 45 points on 15-for-21 shooting overall, setting a new career best for a single game scoring performance. Even in the midst of a season where he has shot a career-low 41.6% overall, Clarkson was a beacon of efficiency vs. Sacramento, going 7-for-13 from behind the arc as well. Fantasy managers banking on a repeat performance Monday against the Bucks may have to check their expectations as Mike Conley is set to return to the backcourt mix, capping Clarkson's ceiling, even as his floor remains as sturdy as ever.

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (knee) is listed as questionable for Monday's game against the New York Knicks. He has missed each of the last two games due to right knee soreness. Jared Butler and Trent Forrest would likely pick up additional minutes if Clarkson is out. However, neither player is much of a fantasy asset even in deep formats. Mike Conley would see more time running the offense, so he might end up benefiting the most out of everyone.

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson (knee) has been ruled out for Wednesday's game against the Denver Nuggets. The Jazz are without a number of their key players for this matchup. That being said, Mike Conley should run the offense with Jared Butler and Trent Forest (ankle) having increased roles. Conley is already looking like an excellent fantasy option with the Jazz shorthanded. Forest could be a sneaky streaming choice while Clarkson is on the sideline.

Utah Jazz point/shooting guard Jordan Clarkson (back) and small forward Bojan Bogdanovic (finger) are among a group of Jazz players ruled out for Friday's contest against Toronto. Bogdanovic is coming off having dropped a season-high 36 points during Wednesday's win over the Nuggets, while Clarkson will be missing his first contest of the year. With Donovan Mitchell (back), Mike Conley (rest), Rudy Gobert (health and safety protocols), and Royce O'Neale (knee) joining Bogdanovic and Clarkson as inactive, Hassan Whiteside,Eric Paschall, and Jared Butler headline a group that should see a sizable jump in DFS relevance. The next chance that Clarkson or Bogdanovic will have to take the floor comes Saturday vs. the Pacers.

Utah Jazz shooting guard Jordan Clarkson stepped up in the absence of Donovan Mitchell (back), compiling a game-high 23 points during Monday's victory over the Spurs. Clarkson continues to percolate from the field when facing San Antonio, having gone for at least 21 points in each of his last three regular-season meetings against the club. Finishing 9-for-21 from the field overall -- including 2-for-7 from behind the arc -- Clarkson tied his season high with eight rebounds, in addition to five assists. It marked the first time since Nov. 24 that the Sixth Man of the Year candidate led his club in scoring, a role that he could reprise Wednesday vs. Portland if Mitchell is not cleared in time to return.

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson shot 4-for-6 from deep and 8-for-13 overall from the field as the team easily picked apart New Orleans on Saturday. He produced 20 points in 26 minutes off the bench with three rebounds, one assist and one steal. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year is a key piece for Utah's second unit again this season, but his recent performances have been rather inconsistent. Clarkson started the week with a nine-point effort against Memphis, then had 20 points versus the Thunder and settled with just seven points in Friday's meeting with the Pelicans before finding his rhythm again Saturday night.

Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson exploded with 30 points off the bench in Thursday's 116-98 win at Atlanta, shooting 10-for-19 from the field and nailing four three-pointers with 10 attempts. He finished 6-for-7 at the line and collected four rebounds and three assists with two turnovers in 31 minutes. The reigning Sixth Man of the Year had a point to prove after having produced a two-point dud with 1-for-13 shooting against Sacramento at the start of the week. Clarkson is among the most prolific bench contributors again in 2021-22 and could very well end up defending his title. He'll have a difficult challenge next against Miami but completes the week with a favorable matchup against Orlando, who has given up the fourth-most bench points per game this season.

The Utah Jazz second unit picked up during Wednesday's season-opening win over Oklahoma City right where it left off last season. The scoring effort was led by Jordan Clarkson, who dropped 18 points on 6-for-11 shooting, while Joe Ingles knocked down four threes as he compiled 14 points. Clarkson, the reigning Sixth Man of the Year, contributed little else to the stat sheet, whereas Ingles pitched in three boards and three assists across his 26 minutes. Both figure to retain their value from last season, with the caveat of having an increased ceiling should any member of the starting backcourt miss time. Next on their docket is a matchup Friday against a Kings defense that was highly exploitable from a fantasy perspective last season.

The Los Angeles Clippers find themselves in familiar territory — down 2-0 in their second straight playoff series and seeing one player outplay their two superstars. While the Clippers proved they could work their way out of a deep hole before, the challenges are steeper as they prepare to face the Utah Jazz on Saturday as the scene shifts to Staples Center for Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinal series. The downtown Los Angeles court, which has been the franchise's home since 1999, has not given them any advantages when it comes to the postseason. They have lost nine of their last 11 home playoff games. Last Sunday's 126-111 victory over Dallas in Game 7 snapped a eight-game home playoff losing streak. Paul George said after Thursday night's 117-111 loss that they are approaching this two-game deficit the same way they approached being down to Dallas. “We still feel we have a lot of possessions that we can clean up and a lot of possessions that are hurting us that’s our fault,”... [More]

Philadelphia, Utah and Atlanta can reach the second round. Dallas or the Los Angeles Clippers will get to the verge of it. Yet as Russell Westbrook and Ja Morant try to save their seasons and Trae Young looks for a clinching victory, eyes will be on the action in the seats right along with the court. The games Wednesday are the first for all three of those players in the arenas where they were the subjects of ugly fan actions in Game 2 of these first-round series. The unruly fan behavior continued Monday when a spectator was tackled after running onto the court in Washington, and Young noticed. “They doing it for attention now,” he wrote on Twitter. Young was cursed at in both games and spit on in the second one at Madison Square Garden, the only game the Knicks won in the series. The Hawks went home and easily took Games 3 and 4 in Atlanta. Now they can silence the New York fans for the summer. Hawks coach Nate McMillan said he feels safe as the team returns to New York, adding that the... [More]

NEW YORK (AP) — Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson was fined $25,000 by the NBA on Friday for making contact with a game official Thursday night in the Jazz's 106-95 home loss to the Phoenix Suns. The incident occurred early in the second quarter. Clarkson is averaging 16.5 points and 22.6 minutes this season.

Jazz All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell was hypercritical of Utah's playoff losses to Denver: His eight-second violation in Game 1. Blowing a big lead in Game 5. Not matching Denver’s intensity in Game 6. Losing the ball late in a back-and-forth Game 7.It all added up to sixth-seeded Utah being on the wrong side of NBA history as the Nuggets became the 12th team in the annals of the league to overcome a 3-1 deficit to win a series. One thing Donovan won’t quibble with: The direction of the Jazz. He likes the trajectory they’re on with the team making the postseason for a fourth straight season. This was simply another lesson to be learned.“This won’t happen again,” said Mitchell, a third-year player out of Louisville. "I’m ready to go hoop again right now. We all are. This is just the beginning."Mitchell fell to the floor after Mike Conley’s 3-point attempt spun out at the buzzer in Game 7. His first emotion: Shock. “We worked so hard, as a unit, as a whole, to get to a point that we got to,... [More]

If the NBA playoffs resume, Denver and Dallas will face elimination games.The Nuggets have staved off elimination once and when and if their series with the Utah Jazz resumes — it's scheduled for Thursday, though that now seems very questionable — they will have to do it again. So will the Dallas Mavericks, down 3-2 to the Los Angeles Clippers.Players boycotted Wednesday's three scheduled games in protest of the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Wisconsin who was apparently shot in the back by police while his three children looked on. Players were meeting Wednesday night to determine next steps.The Nuggets rallied from a 15-point second half deficit to beat Utah in Game 5 on Tuesday and extend that series, while the Clippers got the biggest win in their playoff history — a 43-point romp over Dallas to take a 3-2 lead in that matchup, two nights after Luka Doncic made a gamewinning, buzzer-beating 3-pointer in Game 4.“Game 4 is the ultimate high and (Game 5) is the ultimate low,”... [More]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left to cap a 14-point, 12-rebound and three-block performance, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the NBA's restart on Thursday night.New Orleans, which led for most of the game and by as many as 16 points, nearly pulled out the victory as time expired when Brandon Ingram's 3-point attempt rimmed out in a bitter end to his 23-point night.“He’s made a ton of big shots for us this year, but the bottom line is I don’t think it should have come down to that,” Pelicans coach Alvin Gentry said. “We let a golden opportunity slip away.”Zion Williamson, who missed nearly two weeks of practice after leaving the team for a family medical matter on July 16, was deemed fit to start, although his playing time was limited.He scored 13 points in just more than 15 minutes, highlighted by a couple alley-oop dunks, one on a nearly half-court lob from Lonzo Ball.But Williamson... [More]

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. (AP) — Rudy Gobert sank two free throws with 6.9 seconds left to cap a 14-point, 12-rebound and three-block performance, giving the Utah Jazz a 106-104 victory over the New Orleans Pelicans in the first game of the NBA's restart on Thursday night.New Orleans, which led for most of the game and by as many as 16 points, nearly pulled out the victory as time expired when Brandon Ingram's 3-point attempt rimmed out in a bitter end to his 23-point night.Zion Williamson, who missed nearly two weeks of practice after leaving the team for a family medical matter on July 16, was deemed fit to start, although his playing time was limited.He scored 13 points in just more than 15 minutes, highlighted by a couple alley-oop dunks, one on a nearly half-court lob from Lonzo Ball.But Williamson checked out for good with 7:19 left in the fourth quarter and had to watch the tense finish from the sideline.Jordan Clarkson scored 23 points for Utah and helped lead a second-half comeback,... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert added 20 and the Utah Jazz began a four-game trip against Eastern Conference teams with a 126-113 win on Monday night over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, who dressed only nine players and used just seven.Donovan Mitchell had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Jazz made 20 3-pointers while staying in the fifth playoff spot out West.Collin Sexton scored a career-high 32 points and Kevin Love scored 22 for Cleveland, which dropped to 3-4 under coach J.B. Bickerstaff.Utah was flat for long stretches, and some of that may have had to do with Cleveland's poor record and depleted roster. The Jazz seemed in control while building an 18-point lead in the fourth, but the Cavs kept fighting and were still within 11 with 6 minutes left.But Bogdanovic buried a pair of 3-pointers — one coming after one of Gobert's five blocks — and Utah recorded 30 assists while winning for the second time in six games.“We’re persistent. It’s just... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bojan Bogdanovic scored 28 points, Rudy Gobert added 20 and the Utah Jazz began a four-game trip against Eastern Conference teams with a 126-113 win on Monday night over the short-handed Cleveland Cavaliers, who dressed only nine players and used just seven.Donovan Mitchell had 19 points and nine rebounds, and the Jazz made 20 3-pointers while staying in the fifth playoff spot out West.Collin Sexton scored a career-high 32 points and Kevin Love scored 22 for Cleveland, which dropped to 3-4 under coach J.B. Bickerstaff.Utah was flat for long stretches, and some of that may have had to do with Cleveland's poor record and depleted roster. The Jazz seemed in control while building an 18-point lead in the fourth, but the Cavs kept fighting and were still within 11 with 6 minutes left.But Bogdanovic buried a pair of 3-pointers — one coming after one of Gobert's five blocks — and Utah won for the second time in six games.The Cavs were missing two starters: center Andre Drummond... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — The Cavaliers traded Jordan Clarkson before he could walk away.Cleveland dealt the veteran backup guard to the Utah Jazz for guard Dante Exum and two future second-round draft picks on Tuesday. The teams agreed to terms of the deal shortly before their games in Cleveland and Miami tipped off on Monday, and the NBA approved it Tuesday.Clarkson was in the final year of his contract and was unlikely to re-sign with the Cavaliers as a free agent, so the club made a move to add a young player and future assets to help Cleveland rebuild.The Cavaliers will get San Antonio's second-round pick in 2022 and Golden State's in 2023. The Jazz acquired those selections in other trades.Clarkson could be the first of several veterans moved by the Cavs, who have reportedly been open to receiving offers for star forward Kevin Love. Following Monday's 121-118 victory over Atlanta, Love posted a message on Instagram, saying he would miss Clarkson.“This one hurt!!!” Love wrote. “JC really became... [More]

CLEVELAND (AP) — Jordan Clarkson wasn't going to be a part of Cleveland's future. Now he's in the past.The Cavaliers agreed Monday night to trade Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for guard Dante Exum and two future second-round draft picks, a person familiar with the deal told The Associated Press.Cleveland will get a pick in 2022 and one in 2023, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because the teams have not yet had the required conference call with the NBA to approve the swap.The deal came together shortly before the Jazz played in Miami and the Cavs hosted Atlanta. Clarkson warmed up on the floor at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse before he was informed of the trade.Clarkson figured to be on his way out of Cleveland. He's in the final year of his contract and had been coming off the bench behind Collin Sexton and rookie Darius Garland, a backcourt the Cavs hope to keep together for years.Clarkson, who was acquired from the Los Angeles Lakers in 2018, scored a season-high 33 points... [More]