Jordan Clarkson is a microwave scorer, an electric personality, and a fan favorite. When the Utah Jazz traded Dante Exum to acquire him, there were immediate positive results. Utah’s bench desperately needed scoring, and he provided that. Clarkson’s joyous nature and immediate on-court energy won over the fans, the team, and the coaching staff. In his first entire season with the Jazz in 2020-21, Clarkson won the NBA’s Sixth Man of the Year award.
Clarkson began his tenure in Utah on fire. He had changed his shot selection, prioritizing threes over long twos and trying to get to the basket more, and it was working.