Jordan Clarkson will be returning to the Utah Jazz after exercising his $14.3 million player option for the 2023-24 season, according to Sarah Todd of Deseret News.

The move comes as a bit of a surprise considering the Jazz are only one year into their full-scale rebuild, a process that began last offseason with the trades of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.

Clarkson presumably would’ve earned more money on the open market by opting out as well. In that scenario, he could still turn around and re-sign with Utah, albeit on a bigger contract with long-term security.