NBA player | Abandoning the Lakers to choose the Nuggets, King Gigi chose the right one this time
On February 13, 2023, after Reggie Jackson reached a buyout with the Hornets, more than six teams in free agency wanted to sign him, including the Lakers, Lone Rangers and Raptors. After much deliberation, Reggie gave up the Lakers' offer and chose to join the Nuggets. This choice made him realize his championship dream at the age of 33, which is also a story of choice over effort.
In fact, this time with the Nuggets to the Finals is Reggie's second Finals experience. That year with the Thunder, he went through the Finals journey with the Thunder as a rookie, of course, he did not win the championship, and the Thunder were defeated 4-1 by the Heat Big Three composed of James, Wade and Bosh.
After reaching the Finals in his rookie season but not winning until the age of 33, Reggie's career was not successful and he was even bought out halfway through, and he was not interested in basketball at the time.
On June 23 , 2011 , Reggie was selected by the Oklahoma City Thunder with the 24th pick in the NBA Draft . It wasn't until February 20, 2015 that Reggie was traded to the Pistons. Reggie played a total of three and a half seasons with the Thunder, most notably in the 13-14 season, averaging 28.5 minutes per game, 13.1 points, 3.9 rebounds and 4.1 assists.
On February 20, 2015, the Pistons reached a three-way deal with the Thunder and Jazz, and Reggie joined the Pistons. The Pistons were the pinnacle of Reggie's career, playing five seasons with the Pistons, most notably in the 15-16 season, averaging 30.7 minutes per game, 18.8 points, 3.2 rebounds and 6.2 assists.
On February 19, 2020, the Pistons announced a buyout agreement with Reggie. On February 21, the Clippers officially announced the signing of Reggie. In the Clippers, because of the presence of Leonard and George, Reggie's shots will plummet, but he has also played well. The masterpiece is the 21-22 season, averaging 39.2 minutes per game, 16.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 4.8 assists.
On July 2, 2022, the Clippers signed Wall, which directly affected Reggie's starting position, according to fame, Wall is naturally much larger, and the two are actually in a competitive position, but Tyronn Lue trusts Reggie more. Unfortunately, the Clippers had a poor record, and management was dissatisfied with the backcourt, simply sending Reggie and Wall away, trading Reggie to the Hornets, and sending Wall back to the Rockets.
On February 10, 2023, Reggie was traded to the Charlotte Hornets. On February 12, Reggie reached a buyout with the Hornets.
On February 15, 2023, the Denver Nuggets officially announced that the team signed Reggie. In the Nuggets, Reggie played 16 games, averaging 7.9 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.1 assists in 20 minutes per game, and it should be said that the performance was okay.
Reggie didn't play much in the playoffs, playing only 6 times, with a total of 3 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists. Among them, in the Finals against the hot baking, the Nuggets played most of the games in the 8-man rotation, Reggie only played 1 minute and 23 seconds in G3 garbage time, 0 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist on 0-of-1 shooting, which is all his stats in this Finals.
Speaking about what it was like to play in the finals, Reggie said: "I can't believe I'm here right now. Especially after the Pistons, I'm not sure if I want to play again. I didn't want to play at one point when I was in the Pistons, and I couldn't find a reason to keep getting up and getting better. My days with the Clippers gave me a new lease of life, where the accumulation, where the fun. It is then traded, and it achieves the full loop.
It can be seen that Reggie's favorite team is still the Clippers, and after the Nuggets won the championship, Reggie said: After winning the championship, the first congratulatory text messages I received were mainly from the former teammates of the Clippers, including Mann, Covington and George.
Despite not playing a role in the Finals, it was also a championship after all, so Reggie's career was complete, at least the Clippers teammates who congratulated him are still dreaming of a championship.
Based on Reggie's overall performance with the Nuggets, it is estimated that it will be difficult for him to stay with the Nuggets. However, he is only 33 years old, it should be said that he is still in his playing year, and his role as a sixth man is still completely fine, and he will not worry about his contract next season.