Jazz DEPTH CHART
7-21 • 14th in WESTERN CONFERENCE
Jordan Clarkson served as Utah's 6th Man for the 2019-20 campaign, and he did a tremendous job in the role.
The 6-foot-4 combo guard joined the Jazz in December of 2019 by way of a trade with the Cleveland Cavaliers. In order to acquire Clarkson, the Jazz had to send Dante Exum and a couple of future second-round picks to the Cavs. With the benefit of hindsight, we are now able to determine how much of a win this turned out to be for Utah.
Clarkson averaged 15.6 points (on a career-best 46.2 percent shooting), 2.8 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in 24.7 quality minutes off the Jazz's bench. The 28-year-old also connected on 2.2 triples per game (also a career-high mark) on a 36.6-percent clip.
Clarkson emerged as one of the top 6th Men in the entire league, and he will look to reprise the same role in 2020-21.
Last season, the Jazz rolled with a starting five of Mike Conley (PG), Donovan Mitchell (SG), Joe Ingles (SF), Bojan Bogdanovic (PF), and Rudy Gobert (C). Despite bringing in Derrick Favors via free agency, Utah will likely field the same starting lineup for the upcoming season, with Favors and Jordan Clarkson serving as two key players for the second unit.