The Oklahoma City Thunder continue to add new names to their roster.
On Tuesday, the team signed guard Frank Jackson, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
Jackson is yet another former New Orleans Pelicans player, adding to the group that the Thunder picked up in the Steven Adams trade. Over Jackson’s two seasons in New Orleans, he averaged 7.2 points and 1.1 assists in 16.4 minutes of play.
Drafted with the first pick of the second round in 2017, Jackson is now 22 years old and hoping to prove himself as an NBA player. With the Thunder, he can fight for a spot as a backup point guard, though with the high number of players currently on the roster, it’s difficult to project his chances of landing that spot.
Jackson has had one span of extended minutes as an NBA player. During the 2018-19 season, he started 16 games in a 26-game stretch. While he scored at least 19 points in six of those games and averaged almost 12 points in about 27 minutes per game, he posted just 1.5 assists per game and shot below 29% from 3.
As the offseason progresses and training camp begins, the Thunder’s roster outlook will become more clear. Signing Jackson as a free agent, though, indicates legitimate interest in finding a role for him to see if he can develop.
