According to sources who spoke with ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Timberwolves have decided to sign former first-round pick Justin Jackson to a 10-day deal.
Over the course of six NBA seasons, Jackson—who was selected with the 15th overall choice in 2017—has made 278 appearances in regular season games for the Kings, Mavericks, Thunder, Bucks, Celtics, and Suns. Nevertheless, he has been out of the league for more than a year since Oklahoma City waived him in February of last year after sending him there in exchange for Mike Muscala during the trade deadline from Boston.
Jackson has been a member of Dallas’ G League affiliate, the Texas Legends, for the 2023–24 season. With a stellar shooting percentage of.480/.427/.868 in 35 games with the Legends, he has averaged 19.9 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 3.1 assists in 34.6 minutes per game.
Since the trade deadline on February 8 of this season, Minnesota has been carrying 13 players on standard contracts. As we detailed over the weekend, Minnesota has until Thursday to fill at least one of the two roster vacancies. After Jackson’s 10-day contract expires, the Wolves will have up to two weeks to add a 14th player to their roster, unless they sign another player.
Over the course of his 10-day contract, Jackson will make $145,301, while the Wolves will incur a $116,075 cap charge. The agreement will apply to the team’s next five games, beginning with Friday’s matchup against Milwaukee.
According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, the Wolves are currently $1.4 million below the luxury tax threshold with Jackson’s 10-day contract on their records. Minnesota will take it into account when managing its roster in the latter weeks of the season since it does not want to become a taxpayer.
