Summary

The former Boston College Eagle had a solid, albeit mostly unnoticed. '18-'19 season, playing in all 82 games and shooting an above-average 38% from three. However, Jackson sputtered this past season in Detroit, and was eventually bought out before signing with the Clippers. Jackson can score at a reasonable pace, he doesn't make enough plays for others, and has greatly struggled to finish at the rim.

 

Despite his limitations, Jackson may no longer be deserving of a starting spot in this league, but could be a solid backup point guard on many teams, and it will be interesting to see which team believes in him to play that role.

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Cap Considerations

Jackson will be an unrestricted free agent with a $1.6 million cap hold and Non-Bird Rights. This means that the highest starting salary the Clippers could offer him using the Non-Bird Exception is $2.8 million. This most likely would not be enough to retain Jackson. Alternatively, the Clippers could use their Mid-Level Exception or Bi-Annual Exception to re-sign Jackson if he demands more than $2.8 million.

 

Other teams will have multiple ways to sign Jackson as even teams without cap space could possibly use any of the Non-Taxpayer, Taxpayer, or Room Mid-Level Exceptions to sign him.