LA Clippers: 5 offseason roster moves they must make

3. Re-sign Reggie Jackson

After being waived by the Detroit Pistons last season, thanks largely to a poor injury history over his career, Reggie Jackson signed on with the LA Clippers. He played 17 games, starting six of them.

He averaged only 9.5 points, 3.2 assists, and 3.0 rebounds in 21.3 minutes per game. He shot the ball well with splits of .453/.413/.905. If he could do over a whole season it would be massively beneficial to the team.

Jackson’s 41.3 percent from deep was the best of his career. While 17 games is a small sample size, there is little reason to suspect that this number will go down. This is because the Clippers have so many weapons, Jackson no longer attracts the opposition’s best perimeter defender.

If Jackson is re-signed next season, he will be able to develop greater chemistry with the team, meaning that he will be more dangerous. I would expect his assist numbers to rise along with his efficiency next season.

The Clippers should be able to sign him for just above a veteran’s minimum. There are very few teams who would be willing to take up a large amount of cap space given Jackson played two full seasons out of the five he signed on for with the Pistons at a cost of $80 million.