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Golden State Warriors: Five D-League Shooters Who Could Help

By Ti Windisch

Feb 13, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) has his shot blocked by Golden State Warriors guard Briante Weber (2) during the first half at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 13, 2017; Denver, CO, USA; Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray (27) has his shot blocked by Golden State Warriors guard Briante Weber (2) during the first half at Pepsi Center. Mandatory Credit: Chris Humphreys-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 26, 2017; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Pierre Jackson (55) drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (11) during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 26, 2017; Oklahoma City, OK, USA; Dallas Mavericks guard Pierre Jackson (55) drives to the basket in front of Oklahoma City Thunder center Enes Kanter (11) during the second quarter at Chesapeake Energy Arena. Mandatory Credit: Mark D. Smith-USA TODAY Sports /

Pierre Jackson

Pierre Jackson spent some time with the Dallas Mavericks earlier this season, and didn’t look fantastic in spot minutes. The Mavs ended up swapping him out for Yogi Ferrell, who certainly would’ve been on this list had Dallas not swiped him already.

Jackson is back in the D-League now, and he’s hooping well enough to earn another shot at the big time. The 25-year-old was a D-League All-Star back in 2013-14, and has spent time in Europe since then. Like Murphy though, he’s back with a vengeance now.

With an emphasis on three-point shooting emerging in the NBA, the D-League has followed suit. Jackson has as well; he’s taking over seven three-pointers a game with the Texas Legends, and nailing an impressive 38.5 percent of them.

Jackson’s per game statistics with the Legends are downright impressive. In addition to his deadeye shooting, he’s putting up 24.1 points, 7.5 assists, 4.6 rebounds and 1.7 steals per game. All of those numbers will scale down in the NBA, but even if they take hits across the board Jackson could still be useful at the next level.

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