Reggie Jackson re-signs with Pistons on a five year deal worth $80 million dollars according to Adrian Wojnarowski.
Restricted free agent guard Reggie Jackson has agreed to a five-year, $80M extension with the Detroit Pistons, league sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 6, 2015
We knew this deal was going to get done sooner or later. Both sides really wanted it this to happen.
To put this deal into perspective:
Brandon Knight- signed a 5 year $70-million,
Reggie Jackson- 5 year $80-million
Goran Dragic- 5 year $90-million
I like this deal for the Pistons. Jackson just turned 25 in April and had a great run with the Pistons after they acquired his services at the trade deadline from Oklahoma City. With the Pistons, Jackson averaged 17.6 points and 9.2 assists. He also developed great chemistry with Andre Drummond.
Knight is a combo guard and has struggled with injuries and Dragic is nearing 30. I think the Pistons got the best bargain of the three teams–particularly because Jackson has the best chance to thrive with Stan Van Gundy’s system so favorable for his skill-set and a big man that plays so well off of him. By improving his shot selection he was also able to convert 10 percent more of his three point attempts (33.7-27.8 percent) after the trade from the Thunder.
The Pistons also added another floor spacer in Ersan Ilyasova to give the pick-and-roll duo more room to work.
Van Gundy has a solid young core in place now with Jackson, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Stanley Johnson (who’s impressed in Summer League), and Drummond.
He was also able to mask enough of the Pistons’ weaknesses–small forward and depth behind small forward and center– through the draft, trades (Ilyasova, Marcus Morris, Reggie Bullock, Danny Granger), and free agency (Aron Baynes) to give the Pistons a realistic shot at making the playoffs.
We’ll see what happens. Detroit has a lot to work to do to get to that point, but there is reason for optimism with the youth, talent, and coaching the team has.
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