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High-scoring guard Pierre Jackson is looking for an NBA opportunity. (USA TODAY Sports)
Jackson is averaging 30.1 points and 4.8 assists in 17 games this season with the Idaho Stampede. The former Baylor star scored a D-League-high 49 points against Fort Wayne on Dec. 14. The Pelicans own Jackson's draft rights and can call him up, but their roster is guard-heavy. The Pelicans could be seeking a draft pick or a player making a minimum salary in a trade for Jackson's draft rights, a source told Yahoo Sports.

"Pierre is playing great," Jackson's agent, Colin Bryant, said from the D-League Showcase here Monday. "I have a great relationship with [Pelicans general manager] Dell Demps. We're working together to do what is best for both Pierre and the Pelicans."

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Jackson led Baylor to a 2013 National Invitational Tournament championship and averaged 19.8 points and 7.1 assists as a senior. The 5-foot-11, 176-pounder was drafted 42nd overall in the second round of the 2013 NBA draft by the Philadelphia 76ers before his rights were traded to the Pelicans. Jackson, the third overall selection of the 2013 D-League draft, earns a $28,000 salary with the Stampede. The minimum salary for an NBA rookie is $490,180.

"He's an NBA player. He can help a team right now," one NBA GM said.

Jackson scored 33 points, with five 3-pointers and eight assists, during Idaho's 93-88 victory over the Canton Charge on Monday morning. The D-League Showcase began Sunday and ends Thursday with each team playing twice in front of NBA front office executives and scouts.

Jackson said he is doing his best not to let his situation stress him.

"I can only take it one way, try to stay positive through it all, stay positive, continue to play the way I'm playing and win games," said Jackson, who has averaged 37.3 points in his past three games.
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matt wrote:I'd honestly like to just see more Toure and less Felton and Beno. Split the minutes between Felton, Pablo and Toure. And cut JR's minutes (won't happen ever)

Another wet dream of ours.

toure Murry should start with thjr with shump backing them up. Everybody else shouldn't even be here anymore

Unless one gets hurt for the year, I don't see us adding 1 more

I mean I don't even think Murry will even play when Felton and Pablo come back, at least not when it counts, despite their games being complete opposites

Look at the playoffs and the Pacers series and how we finished the season with Copeland

Copeland played his best stretch at C and we blew Pacer's out twice, after the game, Voguel even said it was almost impossible to defend The Knick's with 5 3pt threats and Hibbert just cannot go out there

So as Chandler gets abused, Kmart also doesn't have the ability to counter Hibbert's size, and we cannot get in the paint, AMARE comes to the rescue after not playing 3 months
It was obvious to some here, to TRY TO pull Hibbert out, as he was always cheating in the paint, and we couldn't get in
On top of it, Chandler just was getting constantly eaten up
We were constantly down in each game 10-20+ pts, but little adjustments were actually made to the style of play

but

even when Copeland was shining and part of our come back in a game 6, coming down from 20+ point deficit, Copeland goes out and Melo comes in and waives all the good ball movement off/spacing and decides to say IT IS MY TIME TO SHINE.....

Now I am pointing the finger at COACH WOODSON more than I am blaming CA, much more

My point in bringing this is, Woodson is stubborn and just sticks with certain players, Felton will start and play
Pablo (I am not so sure of, I think he is not a sure thing even when he returns "healthy")

but

unless

Udrih or Pablo get hurt or traded, I just don't think we would trade for Jackson
and question is what do we trade?

a 1st round draft protected pick with getting 2 2nd round picks back?
We used up many of our 2nd rounders already, I think the next one is 2017 or 18

GustavBahler wrote:I'm curious as to why he is still in D-League and not at the very least riding the bench for the Pelicans? Sure looks like he made a case for himself.

Roberts is serviceable as well and they are invested in 1st round pick, Rivers as well

While Holiday is an ALL STAR PG with

Eric Gordon (if it wasn't for his injuries he could probably play a bit more PG like he did with the Clippers) and Tyreke Evans as Combo guards