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Utah has spent the past year-plus preparing for the future, unloading a host of veterans—including Donovan Mitchell, Rudy Gobert, Mike Conley, Royce O'Neale and Kelly Olynyk—to amass an impressive pile of draft picks. However, that future planning has yet to include a trade of Jordan Clarkson, the lone remaining 30-something signed beyond this season.

The Jazz clearly value what Clarkson brings offensively, but with Keyonte George and Collin Sexton doing everything they can to cement themselves as this team's long-term backcourt, Clarkson's attacking attributes seem a bit superfluous. Barring an unlikely leap next season, Utah won't reside anywhere near the top of the West, and this front office has twice proved that being sorta good isn't good enough.

While some might argue that should render Lauri Markkanen expendable, he's at least young enough (26) for the Jazz to believe they'll field a competitive club before he exits his prime. The same isn't true for Clarkson, who will turn 32 this summer and should command significant interest from win-now shoppers with scoring deficiencies.