On December 21, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued. In recent times, there have been a lot of trade rumors about the Lakers, including Marc Stein and others who talked about the situation of the Jazz, Clarkson was put on the shelf by the Jazz, and many media called on the Lakers to sign Clarkson, a veteran.
The Jazz have a poor record this season, currently standing 12th in the West with only 10 wins and 17 losses. The Jazz are considering trading Clarkson, Sexton, Horton-Tucker and Olynyk, as well as John Collins, who just acquired this summer, in search of a "natural playmaker or defensive bigger guard," as previously reported by Salt Lake City Tribune reporter Andy Larsen.
Andy Larsen's claims were confirmed by renowned journalists Marc Stein and Chris Haynes, among others, who said that the Jazz were willing to trade Clarkson, Sexton and others, and also revealed that starters including Clarkson, Sexton and Olynyk are often mentioned by rival executives because they are believed to be willing to trade these players.
It's no secret that the Lakers need a more consistent scoring point at the moment. In the Lakers' last game loss to the Knicks, the team, excluding James and Davis, shot just 33 percent from the field. In this regard, the famous media basketballforever posted a P picture of James, Davis and Clarkson, and wrote: "The Lakers need more offensive firepower, can they sign back the veteran Clarkson?"
Clarkson has appeared in 19 games this season, averaging 16.6 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.9 assists and 0.8 steals per game while shooting 39.9% from the field, 29.5% from three-point range and 83.3% from the free throw line. Back in 2014-2018, Clarkson played for the Lakers for three and a half seasons, but in the middle of the 2017-18 season, he was sent by the Lakers to the Cavaliers, where he was teammates with James for half a season.
With a 15-12 record so far, the Lakers are in 8th place in the West for the time being, and have a 1-3 record since winning the midseason.