Los Angeles Lakers: 5 potential landing spots for Jordan Clarkson

Brooklyn Nets

The Brooklyn Nets have not been shy about trying to acquire younger talent. With the ill-advised trade completed with the Boston Celtics by Billy King still running its course, the Nets have to get creative trying to add talent to the roster. They do not have high draft picks despite having the worst record in the NBA. That hasn’t stopped them from trying to add talent.

Last year the Nets signed Tyler Johnson and Allen Crabbe to monster offer sheets. Both players were restricted free agents, which meant their original teams could match, which they did. An argument could be made that Clarkson is better than both Johnson or Crabbe, and would give the Nets another potential building block they are missing.

Brooklyn is going to have a ton of cap space this summer. They will probably struggle to reach the salary floor again, so attaching a bad contract to Clarkson may actually work in this instance. The Nets would have no problem, financially, taking on either Luol Deng or Timofey Mozgov.

Both could have a role on the team as a mentor to the younger players. It would accomplish a goal for the Lakers to clear cap space as well. If one of those contracts is included in the deal, the Nets would most likely not have to include a first-round pick. Ridding themselves of those contracts would be a bigger win for the Lakers than acquiring another first round pick in this year’s draft.