Salt Lake Tribune · Dec 27, 2019
Jazz execs explain the bench shake-up: ‘We had seen enough that this current mix just wasn’t working’
(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) Utah Jazz guard Jordan Clarkson picks up a steal as the Utah Jazz host the Portland Trail Blazers, NBA basketball in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Dec. 26, 2019.In the hours before Monday’s loss in Miami, the Jazz traded oft-injured lottery pick Dante Exum and two future second-round draft picks to Cleveland for scoring guard Jordan Clarkson. And in the minutes after that game, the team released veteran forward Jeff Green — a player thought to be a critical component of the team’s bench unit when he signed in free agency this summer — and handed out a guaranteed deal to undrafted rookie Rayjon Tucker.