Jarrett Jack will no longer have to worry about job security for the meantime, as the New York Knicks have guaranteed his contract, according to Anthony Rieber of Newsday.
The Knicks have guaranteed the contract of starting point guard Jarrett Jack for the rest of the season, general manager Scott Perry announced on Sunday.
The 34-year-old Georgia Tech product signed a one-year, $2 million deal with the Knicks back in September, mostly to assume a backup role in the team’s backcourt and as a veteran voice in the locker room. That’s not to mention an unwritten duty to tutor rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina, who is being groomed by the Knicks as one of the team’s future cornerstones.
That being said, Jarrett Jack has been more than that to the Knicks, as he has been playing well above expectations, especially after missing plenty of games over the past couple of seasons due to serious knee injuries.
So far this season, the 12-year veteran is averaging 7.2 points, 5.2 assists, and 3.5 rebounds per game. Jack, who was the 22nd overall pick back in the 2005 NBA Draft, is thankful for getting another opportunity to play in the NBA after all the challenges he had to surpass.
“It’s a good feeling,” he said. “Pretty gratifying coming back from all the rehab and the injuries and the couple setbacks I had along the way. To make it to a point where I guess I’m solidified for at least the rest of the season, it’s a cool, nice little point where I guess I can look back and appreciate all the hard work.”
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