Joshua O’Neal Jackson is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks before declaring for the 2017 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the Phoenix Suns. Jackson made his NBA debut as a power forward for the Suns on October 18, 2017.
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Joshua O’Neal Jackson is an American professional basketball player for the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association. He played college basketball for the Kansas Jayhawks before declaring for the 2017 NBA draft, where he was selected fourth overall by the Phoenix Suns. Jackson was born in San Diego County, California while his mother, Apples Jones, was serving in the U.S. Navy and lived there until he was eight months old. In the eighth grade, he was held back a grade due to his passion for basketball overtaking his grades, with Jackson going to Voyager Middle School for his repeated year before entering high school. In March 2016, Jackson, played in the 2016 McDonald’s All-American Game and joint led the scoring with 19 points, whilst also recording four rebounds and three assists. He was named Co-MVP alongside Frank Jackson. On April 17, 2017, Jackson officially declared for the2017 NBA draft and hired former Chicago Bulls point guard B. J. Armstrong as his agent, officially forgoing his remaining college eligibility. Jackson made his NBA debut as a power forward for the Suns on October 18, 2017. During the 2017 Summer League, Jackson recorded averages of 17 points, 4 rebounds, 1. 2 steals, 1 blocks, and 0 blocks per game at 35 minutes per game.
He earned him All-Summer League First Team honors alongside Lonzo Ball, Dennis Smith Jr, John Collins, and Caleb Swanigan. Jackson played AAU basketball for 1Nation Elite, a program founded by his mother. On June 22,2017, Jackson was selected by thePhoenix Suns with the fourth pick in the 2017NBA draft, being their second straight selection at pick #4 after Dragan Bender. The Boston Celtics, who held the 3rd pick after trading the #1 pick to the Philadelphia 76ers, were midway to Sacramento to meet him, something that reportedly angered Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, although Ainge denied that it factored into his decision to not draft Jackson. However, Jackson attributed the situation to poor timing and an inability to sign his contract on a more proper date to reschedule to more than a month later. On July 3, 2017 Jackson recorded 17 points and 9 rebounds on a high team. As a Junior, he averaged 31. 2 points per game and 5. 4 assists. As a Senior, Jackson averaged 26. 9 Points and 13. 1 rebounds per game for Prolific Prep. He was ranked number one in the2016 class by both Rivals. com and Scout. com, while ESPN ranked him at number two behind only Harry Giles.
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