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Jordan Clarkson settles in with Jazz after signing 4-year, $ 52 million deal
Luisa Morales (Philstar.com) – December 6, 2020 – 12:25 pm
MANILA, Philippines – Philippine-American Jordan Clarkson will be a long-term player with the Utah Jazz, following a four-year extension to his $ 52 million contract.
Having joined the Jazz earlier this year, Clarkson cited the relationships he had formed within the team, as well as fitting into the system, as reasons for staying with the organization.
“Just the relationships with everyone, you know. The guys have been great, the relationship with the coach and overall, they fit perfectly, and the city has been great for me too,” Clarkson said during the media week of the NBA.
“I feel comfortable, calm and all with the same goal of winning and growing together. I feel that everything comes from there,” he added.
Although he only played 42 games for the Jazz in the 2019-20 season, Clarkson immediately made his presence felt and became an important part of Quin Snyder’s game plan until the postseason.
The 28-year-old ushered in a 10-game winning streak directly after his arrival, and he continued to be a reliable scorer for the Jazz, posting rules of 15.6 points per outing.
Clarkson became a crucial cog in the Jazz’s push into the postseason, though he was given an early start after a seven-game battle with the Denver Nuggets in the Orlando bubble.
Still in the prime of his career, the Filipino-American cager hopes to improve further with the Jazz in the years to come.
“You know you want to keep growing here, keep doing great things here in Utah with this team,” Clarkson said.
“I definitely didn’t want to leave these guys, it’s crazy how quickly I connected with these guys and this group … it’s been great for me and I didn’t want to lose that,” he added.
The new NBA season begins for the Utah Jazz and the rest of the league’s 30 teams before Christmas. For Clarkson and the Jazz in particular, the new season begins on December 23 (December 24, Manila time) against the Portland Trail Blazers.
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