After moving on from combo guard Collin Sexton on Sunday, the Utah Jazz are expected to continue retooling to create minutes for their young core. According to NBA analyst Jake Weinbach, two more players could soon be out the door.
Utah shipped Sexton, third on the team’s scorers list this past season (18.4 points per game), and a 2030 second-round pick to the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for center Jusuf Nurkić. The trade, which perplexed many, didn’t net the Jazz a high-impact player despite parting with some draft capital.
Nevertheless, the deal should free up offensive touches for Utah’s 2025 No. 5 pick Ace Bailey and No. 18 pick Walter Clayton Jr., two offensive-minded prospects. It could also give way to further roster shake-ups as newly hired Jazz president of basketball operations Austin Ainge continues to make his imprint on the franchise.
Jazz Looking To Make More Trades Following Collin Sexton Move
Shortly after news of the Sexton deal broke, Weinbach reported that 2021 NBA Sixth Man of the Year Jordan Clarkson and eighth-year forward John Collins were on the trade market.
“The Jazz are expected to trade Jordan Clarkson and John Collins as well after sending Collin Sexton to Charlotte,” Weinbach wrote on X on Sunday. “Utah appears to be opening up minutes for its young pieces to develop and is currently facing a roster crunch with 18 players projected to be under contract.”
The Jazz are expected to trade Jordan Clarkson and John Collins as well after sending Collin Sexton to Charlotte.
Utah appears to be opening up minutes for its young pieces to develop and are currently facing a roster crunch with 18 players projected to be under contract.
— Jake Weinbach (@JWeinbachNBA) June 29, 2025
Clarkson’s expiring contract had an annual average of $14.3 million, while Collins recently exercised the final year player option of his five-year, $125 million contract.
When healthy, Collins, an explosive lob threat with floor-spacing and rebounding abilities, delivered solid production for the tanking 17-win Jazz this past season. He averaged a team-best 19.0 points and 8.2 rebounds per game on efficient 52.7/39.9/84.8 shooting splits. However, league insiders Marc Stein and Jake Fischer noted on Wednesday that his trade market was “still forming.”
As for Clarkson, he remains a serviceable sparkplug bench scorer coming off a 16.2-ppg campaign. Unfortunately for the 33-year-old, his inefficient shooting (40.8%) and defensive shortcomings could make him tougher to trade.
According to an X post by The Salt Lake Tribune’s Andy Larsen, opposing teams aren’t keen on adding the former Sixth Man of the Year. “The Jazz would like to trade Jordan Clarkson, but there is next to no interest on the trade market right now,” Larsen wrote. “Simply has not had a very good last two seasons and is on the wrong side of the age curve.”
The Jazz would like to trade Jordan Clarkson but there is next to no interest on the trade market right now. Simply has not had a very good last two seasons and is on the wrong side of the age curve. https://t.co/p6KR5SAm7G
— Andy Larsen (@andyblarsen) June 30, 2025
Utah’s fan base may have to brace for the possibility of another sell-low trade if they find a destination for Clarkson.
