Hit the rewind button for me a little bit and go back to the Detroit ending. Every guy knows the runway is only so long in your career, and you try to make the most of it. To be in that situation where (after signing a five-year, $80 million extension with the Pistons in July 2015), you’re staring at a minimum coming out of Detroit. Where was your head? Reggie Jackson: Doing the buyout, honestly, I never wanted to do one. I’m a guy where when I sign up, I’m going to give you all I’ve got for that time. … Honestly, it was just about playing basketball. It was trying to find a spot to get healthy. When Paul (George, who Jackson has called his best friend) called me, it was that safety net and that feeling of comfort having somebody that I knew was going to have my back in the locker room and somebody who understood me. At the time, I felt like I was very misunderstood. I just needed somebody in my corner. My brother (Travis Jackson) thought it was one of the best moves, so just sitting down and talking to him as we evaluated everything. So I decided to sign, and then we had the unfortunate ending — the 3-1 loss that we had against the Nuggets. And then after that, honestly, I wasn’t sure if I’m gonna play basketball.