Sources: Clarkson expected to sign with Knicks

Jordan Clarkson is expected to motion with the New York Knicks aft helium clears escaped bureau waivers, sources told ESPN's Shams Charania connected Monday.

Sources had said earlier Monday that Clarkson was finalizing a declaration buyout with the Utah Jazz that would marque the seasoned defender an unrestricted escaped agent.

Clarkson, 33, averaged 16.2 points and 3.7 assists for the Jazz past season. He has been 1 of the champion seat scorers successful the league since arriving successful Utah six seasons agone and won Sixth Man of the Year successful 2020-21.

Clarkson would bring an contiguous scoring jolt to the Knicks bench, which logged less minutes and scored less points than immoderate different reserve radical successful the NBA past season.

His quality to spell franchise subordinate Jalen Brunson, who handled the shot for a league-high 8.6 minutes per game, could beryllium helpful. Similar to the roles helium has held with the Los Angeles Lakers, Cleveland Cavaliers and Jazz, Clarkson could person opportunities to play successful New York's closing lineups, alongside Brunson to supply further late-game playmaking.

Clarkson was the last holdover from the erstwhile epoch of Jazz hoops and the lone remaining subordinate from the franchise's past postseason quality successful 2022. He had been successful commercialized rumors for the past mates of seasons, but Utah ne'er recovered a suitor.

Utah is shuffling its roster aft a draught successful which it acquired 2 talented young guards successful Ace Bailey and Walter Clayton Jr. The Jazz besides are waiving guardant Johnny Juzang, making him a escaped agent, sources said, and they moved Collin Sexton to the Charlotte Hornets successful a commercialized for Jusuf Nurkic connected Saturday.

ESPN's Chris Herring contributed to this report.