At the end of last season, it was the Arlésienne of JL Bourg. Hired as a replacement for Codi Miller-McIntyre on May 10, Pierre Jackson (1.80 m, 30 years old) arrived injured in the hamstrings and had to wait until June 9 to play his first official match. That is to say seven missed meetings in the heart of an overloaded calendar. Rather annoying for a medical freelance writer …
Yet very strong player, like his time at Galatasaray Istanbul just before (19.4 points at 42% and 8.9 assists), he had logically not been able to find the rhythm during his three following meetings ( 4 points at 44% and 0.3 assist in 10 minutes) and had not weighed in the quarterfinals in Monaco (4 points at 2/3, 1 rebound and 4 stray balls in 13 minutes) while JL Bourg nurtured the secret hope that his talent could compensate for the absence of Danilo Andjusic, who left for the selection.
Six months later, the former ephemeral leader of ASVEL is back in the circuit: he opted for a return to the G-League, a championship that he has already largely dominated in the past, he who held a time of the biggest offensive performance in history with 58 points for Idaho in 2014. The native of Las Vegas will play for the South Bay Lakers, the same where he had officiated in 2019/20 (20.7 points to 44%, 3.9 rebounds and 5.9 assists). Something to consider very soon, at the rate of the 10-day contracts that fall daily, a second chance in the NBA, he who could only play eight games with the Dallas Mavericks in 2016/17.
Free agent point guard Pierre Jackson (@PAPPYGAWD) has signed his contract in the NBA G League and will be acquired by the South Bay Lakers, league sources say.
— JD Shaw (@JShawNBA) December 31, 2021