The Hornets are likely to reach a buyout agreement with veteran guard Reggie Jackson after acquiring him from the Clippers in a deal for Mason Plumlee, reports Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link).
Jackson, 32, was the Clippers’ full-time starter at point guard last season, but fell out of the team’s starting five in 2022/23. For the season, he has averaged 10.9 PPG and 3.5 APG on .418/.350/.924 shooting in 52 games (25.7 MPG).
Since he’s on an expiring $11.2MM contract, waiving Jackson won’t leave the Hornets with any dead money on their books beyond this season.
The plan in Charlotte in for the Hornets to focus on getting their young players more minutes down the stretch, according to Charania, who adds that Jackson will prioritize teams that can give him the opportunity to contend.
As Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report (video link) observes, it could be a robust buyout market this month. In addition to Jackson, Haynes names John Wall, Serge Ibaka and Danny Green as viable possibilities. Russell Westbrook and Patrick Beverley are also expected to be bought out by their new teams, so there should be no shortage of veteran point guards available in free agency.
The Suns are a team to keep on eye on for Jackson if the Hornets complete a buyout, according to Haynes. The Clippers are the only team that would be ineligible to sign Jackson.
I hope he gets to play in the playoffs. Great person who gave his all for the clippers.
I heard from local sports radio stations in Phoenix, that he won’t be a FA for long, the Suns are very interested in him.
Suns should be all over him if/ when he gets bought out.
He’s gonna go to Denver I bet. He’s from there, and they have their 2nd unit point guard role wide open, plus they have an open roster spot.
Denver can’t be upset with Reggie Jackson and 2 2nd round picks in exchange for Hyland.
Sixers could use him too.
Again here: why didn’t Reggie Jackson get sent by Hornets to Spurs, who were below the salary floor?
Could’ve created a nice trade exception also.
Same goes for Wall, Ibaka, Green and Beverley obviously.