This offseason is going to be extremely interesting for the Los Angeles Clippers not just because of the potential free agency of Kawhi Leonard, as he has a $36M player option for the 2021-22 season, but because of the pending NBA free agency of Reggie Jackson.
After being bought out of his contract with the Detroit Pistons last season, Jackson signed with the Clippers on a minimum, rest-of-the-year contract and finished the 2019-20 season playing 17 games with Los Angeles. He came on at the end of the year in the postseason and played well, which resulted in Jackson and the Clippers agreeing on a one-year minimum deal ahead of the 2020-21 season.
During the regular season, Reggie Jackson stepped up into a much bigger role than imagined with the Clippers dealing with injuries and from the second-half of the season on, he became a key talent for them in the starting rotation.
He had plenty of big performances that helped earn the Clippers the 4-seed in the Western Conference during the regular season, but he really kicked things into another gear when the playoffs started. In 19 playoff games this year, Reggie Jackson averaged 17.8 points, 3.2 rebounds, 3.4 assists and shot 40.8% from three-point range.
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Against the Dallas Mavericks, Utah Jazz and Phoenix Suns, Jackson took advantage of his opportunity and became the Clippers’ second-best scoring option next to Paul George when Kawhi Leonard went down with a knee injury. He strung together nine 20+ point performances this postseason, which is why Reggie Jackson has revitalized his career.
The 31-year-old guard has earned himself a lot of money this offseason and could see a ton of attention from teams league-wide in free agency. With that said, let’s take a look at four teams to watch in NBA rumors who could look to pursue Reggie Jackson in free agency this summer.