SACRAMENTO, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- The injury-riddled Sacramento Kings signed free agent guard Jim Jackson Sunday to fortify their depleted roster.
The Kings placed swingman Hedo Turkoglu on the injured list with a sprained right wrist. He joins guard Mike Bibby on the IL and will miss at least five games.
Guard Brent Price also is on the injured list while All-Star forward Peja Stojakovic (foot), forward-center Scot Pollard (back) and guard Mateen Cleaves (foot surgery) are on the active roster but unavailable.
Despite the rash of injuries, the Kings lead the Pacific Division with a 13-5 record. Jackson, 32, joins his ninth team. The 6-6 guard spent last season with the Miami Heat, averaging 10.7 points and 5.3 rebounds in 55 games.
Jackson became a free agent July 1 but did not sign with any team and probably was the best unsigned player available. He is in uniform for Sunday's game against Houston.
In 638 games with Dallas, New Jersey, Golden State, Philadelphia, Portland, Atlanta, Cleveland and Miami, Jackson has averaged 16.3 points and 4.3 rebounds. His best season was 1994-95 with Dallas, when he averaged 25.7 points on 47 percent shooting.
Turkoglu had been starting at small forward in place of Stojakovic and was averaging 9.1 points and 3.2 rebounds per game. He hurt his wrist in Wednesday's loss at Minnesota and sat out Friday's win over the Los Angeles Clippers.
