The Nets have struggled a bit lately, Durant's injury, Irving's inability to play at home, and all the pressure on the team seems to have hit James Harden alone, which also makes Harden a little powerless. In the most recent game against the Cavaliers, Harden had 22 points, seven rebounds and 10 assists, and Irving also had 27 points, seven rebounds and nine assists, but the team still lost, which shows the importance of Durant.
The Nets are also looking for a change to be closer to the championship in this season's game. Recently, according to Brian Windhorst, several teams have spoken to him in recent days, and the Nets have explored Clarkston's trading prospects.
This season's Clarkston averaged 22.1 minutes per game, with 9.2 points, 5.5 rebounds and 1 assist, and is already one of the core players in the team's interior line. As the youngest player on the Nets' interior, he also took on a lot of defensive tasks for the team and did a very good job. He's one of the few players in the league who can go from no. 1 to no. 5, and while he doesn't reach the best defensive player level, it's enough for the Nets, especially as an interior player, and his defensive pace is better than most players!
Many people may say that Clarkston is more on the court to eat cakes to score, such an inside line in the league is actually a lot. Although only looking at the offensive end, his autonomous offensive ability is indeed limited, but his role on the defensive end is beyond the vast majority of the league's interior line, which is his biggest trading value!
Although the Nets have evaluated the value of his trade, it does not mean that they will definitely trade him, after all, he is still very suitable for the current Nets, if he can get a more suitable player than him, maybe the Nets will choose to trade, otherwise the Nets should leave this inside player who has been very adapted to the team's play!