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The Los Angeles Clippers moved closer to finalizing their roster for training camp Tuesday by signing point guard Reggie Jackson to a one-year contract and waiving backup center Joakim Noah, according to multiple people with knowledge of the moves who were not authorized to speak publicly on the matter.

Noah, 35, is expected to retire after 13 NBA seasons, the first nine with the Chicago Bulls, who drafted him with the No. 9 pick in 2007.

Noah was the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year and the first-team All-NBA center in 2013-14, and he finished fourth in MVP voting that season. He was selected to two All-Star teams and three first or second All-Defensive teams with the Bulls.

But in recent seasons, several injuries had taken their toll. He played in seven games (five regular-season, two playoff) with the Clippers during the league’s restart in Lake Buena Vista, Fla.

Jackson, 30, is returning to the backup role he began in February after the Detroit Pistons bought him out and he joined the Clippers.

He averaged 9.5 points in 17 regular-season games and shot 41% on 3-pointers with 3.2 assists per game against 1.6 turnovers. In the postseason he briefly started in place of the injured Patrick Beverley during a first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks before seeing his role nearly eliminated in the conference semifinals against the Denver Nuggets in part because of his spotty defense.

Jackson averaged 4.9 points in the postseason but was at times the team’s best 3-point threat, making 53% of his shots from deep.

With the Clippers payroll nearly reaching the NBA’s hard cap of $138.9 million, they created room for Jackson’s salary by waiving Noah before his contract worth $2.6 million became guaranteed Dec. 22.

Tuesday’s pair of linked transactions leaves the roster with 14 players, not including two-way players Amir Coffey and Jay Scrubb. The 15th and final spot could be filled by waived Charlotte Hornets wing Nic Batum by Wednesday after the 6-foot-9 veteran clears waivers and can sign a deal worth the veteran’s minimum.

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If the season-opening roster is close to set, multiple league observers said they do not expect the Clippers to be done tinkering. Finding a playmaking ballhandler has been a focus.

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