Stephen Jackson Gets a Contract Extension

Almost as bizarre as Harold and Kumar. Almost.


Today the Warriors announced they have come to a deal with Captain Jack on a three year extension that will keep Jackson around until 2013. The deal comes as little surprise - the extension has been talked about openly by Jackson for weeks now - but is somewhat questionable given the franchise's current position.

Don't get me wrong, I love Jack. I love those no, no, no, YES 3 pointers we've come to know him for - you know, when you're absolutely sure he's going to shoot it 10 seconds before he actually does? But I've also come to realize Jack is not necessarily the best future for these Warriors. In fact, I've even advocated trading the guy.

Which I still do. The strangest thing about this extension is that Jackson already had two years left on his deal. He was going to be around. We could have worked this out later, in his contract year. LIKE NORMAL TEAMS DO IT. Instead we opted to lock a 30 year old Jack up long term. When he's averaging the most minutes out of anybody in the league.

First the loss of Baron, then the Maggette contract disaster - the age of Rowell looks like it may just as frustrating as the age preceding him. We'll talk more on Jackson's contract soon, when details become available.