So many people are wondering how the New York Knicks bagged Jordan Clarkson after he reached a buyout agreement with the Utah Jazz despite only offering a minimum contract. The secret to their pitch? They made no pitch at all.
As it turns out, Clarkson contacted New York himself.
Just in case you think this is a bizarre late-summer’s joke, the source of this intel is the 33-year-old guard himself. He detailed the process during a live episode for the Roommates Show with Jalen Brunson & Josh Hart. Stefan Bondy of the New York Post was kind enough to put together the full exchange:
“Jordan Clarkson was attending a Carlos Alcaraz match at Wimbledon when his agent, Rich Paul, called with an important question.