Justin Jackson Bio

Justin Jackson born Justin Aaron Jackson on March 28, 1995 is an American professional basketball player for the Dallas Mavericks of the National Basketball Association (NBA). After being rated as the 8th best player of his class by ESPN Recruiting Nation, he played basketball in the Homeschool Christian Youth Association (HCYA), Jackson committed to play college basketball with the North Carolina Tar Heels. The small forward took part in the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game, and was named Co-MVP along with Jahlil Okafor

Justin Jackson Age

Born on 28th March 1995, Justin is 23 years old as of 2018.

Justin Jackson Wife

He has been married to Brooke Copeland since 2017.

High School

He played basketball for Home school Christian Youth Association (HCYA), a nonprofit Christian service organization created to serve home school families and students in Houston and the surrounding area. In the 2012 season, he led the Warriors to a national championship a massive factor in winning the Sullivan Award. In his final year, he continued to shine averaging 31.5 points and 9.1 rebounds in his successful last season. He became known as one of the most potent high school athletes in the nation which promptly triggered a highly publicized recruitment.

Jackson was given offers by Baylor, Georgetown, Maryland, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, Texas, Texas A&M, Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Washington. He was rated by Rivals.com, ESPN, and 247Sports.com, a five-star recruit. Eventually, he signed with North Carolina. He was marked as one of the top players in the Class of 2014.

On January 29, 2014, he was named to the 2014 McDonald’s All-American Boys Game, following his years with HCYA . The North Carolina recruit was named co-MVP with Jahlil Okafor, after scoring the first few points of the game. He ended the game with 23 points off 11-of-12 shooting, making him the game’s top scorer. Jackson also won the Jack Daly Award for sportsmanship.

College – Justin Jackson UNC

Justin Jackson won ACC Player of the Year, in his three-year college career and was selected as First-team All ACC, and was named a consensus first-team All-American in 2017.

He scored sixteen points and picked up four rebounds in the Tar Heels 6th championship title in the 2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Basketball Tournament. Jackson declared for the 2017 NBA draft, on April 13, 2017.

Sacramento Kings (2017–2019)

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Jackson was selected by the Portland Trail Blazers with the 15th pick of the 2017 NBA draft and was traded on draft day to the Sacramento Kings. He was sent together with 20th pick Harry Giles to the Kings by Portland in exchange for 10th pick Zach Collins. He received multiple assignments to the Reno Bighorns, the Kings’ minor league affiliate in the NBA G League, throughout his time with the Kings.

Dallas Mavericks (2019–present)

Jackson was on February 6, 2019, traded, along with Zach Randolph, to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Harrison Barnes.

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Mavericks’ Justin Jackson: Headed to Dallas

Source: cbssports.com

Jackson was traded from the Kings to the Mavericks on Wednesday along with Zach Randolph in exchange for Harrison Barnes, Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reports.

This move is primarily a salary dump for Dallas, as Barnes carries a player option worth more than $25 million while Randolph is on an expiring deal and Jackson is owed just $3.28 million next season. While Jackson’s exact role with his new team remains unclear, he’s a strong candidate to battle Dorian Finney-Smith for the open starting spot left behind by Barnes. Prior to being dealt to Dallas, the second-year player out of North Carolina was averaging just 6.7 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 20.8 minutes on the season.