Lakers Rumors: Which trade destination is the best for Jordan Clarkson
By Jason Reed
1. Chicago Bulls
The Chicago Bulls may not have the best potential fit for the Los Angeles Lakers, but they do have a great one. Small forward Jimmy Butler has seemingly had tensions with his current organization, possibly leading to a trade down the line. Although Butler has not been rumored as much as George, he still has had his fair share of the Lakers rumors.
Jordan Clarkson would be a perfect fit on the Chicago Bulls and would be exactly what the organization needs. Last offseason the team attempted to piece together several past-prime stars to create a contender. Dwayne Wade and Rajon Rondo are past their prime, not to mention that their play styles and personalities seemingly didn’t mesh together alongside Butler.
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The Bulls need a resurgence, they need to get back to the drawing board, bring in some young and developing players, and look to tomorrow, not today. Chicago will make it nowhere by patchworking a roster together, instead, they need unity; unity that could only occur with a young core.
Clarkson could be the spark to this transformation. Rondo is an unrestricted free agent so there is a hole at point guard and Dwayne Wade can opt out of his contract, thus creating a potential hole to fill at shooting guard.
Regardless of what role the Bulls would use Clarkson in it is apparent that this organization needs a nice shake up. A package of Clarkson and some future draft picks would be the perfect thing for the Bulls to part ways with Jimmy Butler.
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Overall, out of every Lakers player, I would not be surprised to see Jordan Clarkson go first. Lucky for Clarkson, there are some good fits for him out there, with these five being the best.