OKC Unlikely to Extend Jackson

[Vox_Populi]

The Thunder would prefer to lock up Jackson this offseason, but that’s not likely. It’s possible that Jackson plays for a contract in each of the next two seasons in Oklahoma City, which generally motivates a guy rather well, although if Jackson already wasn’t given his full focus and energy, Presti misread that DNA.

http://newsok.com/okc-thunder-keeping-reggie-jackson-is-a-priority-but-it-wont-be-easy/article/5314460/?page=2
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Not that this is that surprising, for reasons the article explains well, but my sources (aka a friend of a friend in Oklahoma) tell me that Jackson is close to Durant and Westbrook and trading him wouldn't sit well with either.

[indeedproceed]

While Reggie Jackson is primo depth at the point for any team in the league, you can't fault either team here. Jackson can play some time at the 2, and will likely close out games there, the Thunder are likely starting Andre Roberson at the 2 this season because they need his size and defense. Jackson can't provide either.

And Jackson's role, while extremely important, is probably the easiest to replicate with a easily attainable player at a lower cost than Jackson will probably ultimately command in the open market. It's not unlike the situation the Clippers faced with Eric Bledsoe.

Looking around the league you can find similar production that Jackson offered from guys like Nate Robinson, DJ Augustine, and others. Finding a scoring point guard to play backup and start a few games if necessary is one of the easier things to do in terms of roster creation today. And the players coming down the pipeline in college are going to swell the ranks.

They'd trade 2 Reggie Jackson's for a Wes Matthews or the like. They really need a low-usage defensive oriented 2 who can hit an open 3 a lot more.

[Waew]

danny ainge gave reggie jackson a draft promise.

[Vox_Populi]

They'd trade 2 Reggie Jackson's for a Wes Matthews or the like. They really need a low-usage defensive oriented 2 who can hit an open 3 a lot more.

I agree. But then again, Jackson has shown flashes of some serious ability. He essentially won Game 4 vs Memphis by himself, where it got to the point where OKC were running isos for him every trip down the floor. I'm not sure Matthews could have done that.