December 27: Detroit has officially inked Jackson to his two-way contract, the team announced in a press release.
December 25: The Pistons are signing guard Frank Jackson to a two-way contract, Eric Woodyard of ESPN tweets.
The Pistons are one of just three teams with an open two-way slot. Rookie guard Saben Lee holds the other two-way contract with Detroit.
Jackson was waived by the Thunder earlier this week and was not claimed. Jackson was the last cut from the Oklahoma City training camp roster.
Jackson was the victim of a numbers game, as OKC already had 15 players on fully guaranteed contracts and he had a partially guaranteed deal. He signed a two-year, minimum-salary contract with the Thunder in the offseason but only $250K was guaranteed.
Jackson, the 31st overall pick in the 2017 draft out of Duke, missed his entire rookie season with a foot injury, but appeared in 120 games for the Pelicans over the last two years, averaging 7.2 PPG, 1.8 RPG, and 1.1 APG on .422/.319/.743 shooting during that time.
The 22-year-old was eligible for restricted free agency this fall, but the Pelicans opted not to tender him a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent.
Good move for Detroit
Won’t move the needle in any way.
Neither will you.
He likes it! mikey likes Life cereal!
Clueless franchise continues with their clueless moves…will they ever trade Rose for youth and picks???
bruh
wasnt dis dude sidlined by immense injuries in his entire tenure with da pelicans? lol dis wont improve da pistons one bit.
da problem is they’re playing rose off da bench which is so dumb lmao. imagine having hayes and wright as primary backcourt when wright can’t shoot. and hayes can’t play defense i think and he can’t shoot either.
He’s averaging 8 points a game and has contributed all year. He’s a good buy to bring off the bench and when you can pick up a contributing player on the cheap, you are doing something right. #lovetroyweaver