Justin Jackson (basketball, born 1995)
Justin Aaron Jackson (born March 28, 1995) is an American professional basketball player for the Texas Legends of the NBA G League.
Jackson with the North Carolina Tar Heels in 2017 | ||||||||||||
| No. 44 – Texas Legends | ||||||||||||
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| Position | Small forward | |||||||||||
| League | NBA G League | |||||||||||
| Personal information | ||||||||||||
| Born | March 28, 1995 Houston, Texas, U.S. | |||||||||||
| Listed height | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | |||||||||||
| Listed weight | 220 lb (100 kg) | |||||||||||
| Career information | ||||||||||||
| High school | Homeschool Christian Youth (Houston, Texas) | |||||||||||
| College | North Carolina (2014–2017) | |||||||||||
| NBA draft | 2017: 1st round, 15th overall pick | |||||||||||
| Selected by the Portland Trail Blazers | ||||||||||||
| Playing career | 2017–present | |||||||||||
| Career history | ||||||||||||
| 2017–2019 | Sacramento Kings | |||||||||||
| 2017–2018 | →Reno Bighorns | |||||||||||
| 2019–2020 | Dallas Mavericks | |||||||||||
| 2020–2021 | Oklahoma City Thunder | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Milwaukee Bucks | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Texas Legends | |||||||||||
| 2021 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Phoenix Suns | |||||||||||
| 2022 | Texas Legends | |||||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Boston Celtics | |||||||||||
| 2023–present | Texas Legends | |||||||||||
| 2024 | Minnesota Timberwolves | |||||||||||
| Career highlights and awards | ||||||||||||
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| Stats at NBA.com | ||||||||||||
| Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | ||||||||||||
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Jackson took part in the 2014 McDonald's All-American Boys Game and was named its co-MVP, along with Jahlil Okafor. He played college basketball for the North Carolina Tar Heels from 2015 to 2017. In 2017, Jackson was named a consensus first-team All-American and won an NCAA championship as a member of the Tar Heels.
A small forward, Jackson was chosen by the Portland Trail Blazers as the fifteenth overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft before being traded to the Sacramento Kings on draft night. As of August 2023, Jackson had played for the Kings, the Dallas Mavericks, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics, and the Phoenix Suns over the course of his six-year NBA career. He won an NBA championship with the Bucks in 2021. Jackson has also played for the Stockton Kings and the Texas Legends of the NBA G League.