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Josh Jackson (basketball)

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Joshua O'Neal Jackson(born February 10, 1997) is an American professionalbasketballplayer who last played for theStockton Kingsof theNBA G League.He playedcollege basketballfor one season with theKansas Jayhawksbefore declaring for the2017 NBA draft,where he was selected fourth overall by thePhoenix Suns.

Josh Jackson
Jackson in the2016 McDonald's All-American Boys Game
Free agent
PositionShooting guard/small forward
Personal information
Born(1997-02-10)February 10, 1997(age 27)
San Diego, California,U.S.
Listed height6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
Listed weight207 lb (94 kg)
Career information
High school
CollegeKansas(2016–2017)
NBA draft2017:1st round, 4th overall pick
Selected by thePhoenix Suns
Playing career2017–present
Career history
2017–2019Phoenix Suns
2019–2020Memphis Grizzlies
2019–2020→Memphis Hustle
2020–2022Detroit Pistons
2022Sacramento Kings
2023Stockton Kings
Career highlights and awards
Statsat NBA.comEdit this at Wikidata
StatsatBasketball ReferenceEdit this at Wikidata
Medals
Men'sbasketball
RepresentingtheUnited States
FIBA U19 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2015 Greece National team
FIBA U17 World Championship
Gold medal – first place 2014 Dubai National team

Early life

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Jackson was born inSan Diego County, Californiawhile his mother, Apples Jones, was serving in theU.S. Navyand lived there until he was eight months old when she moved them toMichiganto be closer to her family.[1][2]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.[3]He attended Consortium College Prep School inDetroit,Michigan his freshman and sophomore years, before moving toNapa, Californiato attendJustin-Siena High Schoolfor his junior and senior year.

High school career

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Jackson drives to the basket in the2016 McDonald's All-American Game.

As a freshman for the Consortium College Prep School, Jackson averaged 17points,sixrebounds,fourassistsand fourblocksper game.[4]As a sophomore, he led the school to their first state title.[5]He averaged 28 points, 15 rebounds and six assists per game.[6]

Prior to his junior year, Jackson and his family moved to California to attendJustin-Siena High SchoolinNapa, Californiaand play for Prolific Prep.[7][8][9]As a Junior, he averaged 31.2points per gameand 5.4assists.As a Senior, Jackson averaged 26.9 points and 13.1rebounds per game.Jackson played AAU basketball for 1Nation Elite, a program founded by his mother.[10]In March 2016, Jackson, played in the 2016McDonald's All-American Gameand led in scoring with 19 points, whilst also recording four rebounds and three assists. He was named co-MVP alongsideFrank Jackson.[11]

Jackson was a five-star recruit and was regarded as one of the top players in the 2016 high school class.[12][13][14]He was ranked number one in the 2016 class by bothRivals.comandScout.com,whileESPNranked him at number two behind onlyHarry Giles.[15]247Sports.comranked him both as the top-rated player in the 2016 class along with giving him a 102 rating, the highest rating ever given to a recruit by the website.[16]

College recruitinginformation
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Josh Jackson
G/F 		Southfield, MI Prolific Prep 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Apr 11, 2016
Star ratings:Scout:Rivals:247Sports:ESPN grade: 97
Overall recruiting rankings:Scout:1Rivals:1ESPN:2
  • Note:In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

College career

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On April 11, 2016, Jacksontweetedthat he would be attending theUniversity of KansasinLawrence, Kansasto play basketball, picking KU over Michigan State and Arizona.[15][17]During his only season at Kansas, Jackson showcased his all-around play between scoring, rebounding, play-making and defending. Although he started as a power forward for the Jayhawks, not Jackson's normal positions of both small forward or shooting guard, he still recorded 16.3 points, 7.4 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.7 steals and 1.1 blocks per game with the team in his freshman season.[18]As a result of his efforts, he was named as an All-Big 12First Team member, the Big 12 Freshman of the Year, was named as a second-team All-American according to Sporting News, and was also considered a third-team All-American according to the Associated Press and National Association of Basketball Coaches. On April 17, 2017, Jackson officially declared for the2017 NBA draftand hired formerChicago Bullspoint guardB. J. Armstrongas his agent, officially forgoing his remaining college eligibility.[19]

Professional career

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Phoenix Suns (2017–2019)

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2017–18 season

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On June 22, 2017, Jackson was selected by thePhoenix Sunswith the fourth pick in the2017 NBA draft,being their second straight selection at pick #4 afterDragan Bender.After he was drafted 4th by Phoenix, it was reported that Jackson had cancelled his workout with theBoston Celtics,who held the 3rd pick after trading the #1 pick to thePhiladelphia 76ers,just as the Celtics management and staff were midway toSacramentoto meet him, something that reportedly angered Celtics general managerDanny Ainge,although Ainge denied that it factored into his decision to not draft Jackson.[20]When questioned on it,Ryan McDonough,the general manager of the Suns, did not deny any collusion between the Suns and Jackson's representatives to dissuade the Celtics from drafting Jackson.[21]However, Jackson attributed the situation to nothing more than poor timing and an inability to reschedule for a more proper date.[22]Jackson would sign his rookie scale contract on July 3, 2017.[23]During the2017 NBA Summer League,Jackson recorded averages of 17.4 points, a team high 9.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.0 blocks per game at 35.0 minutes per game in the five games (out of the team's six total) he played there, which earned him All-Summer League First Team honors alongsideLonzo Ball,Dennis Smith Jr.,John CollinsandCaleb Swanigan.[24]

Jackson made his NBA debut as starting power forward for the Suns on October 18, 2017. During the third game of the season, Jackson made an inappropriate, menacing gesture with his hand towards the fans of theLos Angeles Clippers,which would result in him being fined $35,000 on October 24, 2017. He would start for the Suns at power forward before returning to his more natural small forward position (albeit off the bench) on October 23, 2017, in a win against theSacramento Kings.On November 29, 2017, Jackson scored a then season-high 20 points in a loss to theDetroit Pistons.[25]Jackson would be put back into a starting position on December 7 at shooting guard afterDevin Booker's injury the previous game against theToronto Raptors.[26]Jackson recorded his first double-double of his professional career on January 7, 2018, with 17 points, and season highs of 10 rebounds and 5 assists in a 114–100 win over theOklahoma City Thunder.After missing their next game against theHouston Rocketsdue to a strained right hip, he returned to the starting lineup as a small forward on January 14, recording a new career-high 21 points in a blowout loss to theIndiana Pacers.He tied that career high on January 31 in a 102–88 win over theDallas Mavericksbefore putting up a new season high with 23 points on February 4 in a 115–110 loss to theCharlotte Hornets.[27]On his 21st birthday, Jackson would have his best all-around game in his rookie season with 20 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 steal and a season-high 4 blocks in a 123–113 loss on theDenver Nuggets.He would break the previous season high in points with 29 scored on February 28 in a 110–102 win against theMemphis Grizzlies.OnSt. Patrick's Day,Jackson would break that career high with the first 30-point game of his professional career with 36 points scored while coming off the bench in a 124–109 loss against theGolden State Warriors.On March 20, 2018, he would record a double-double of 15 points and a career-high 11 rebounds in a loss to theDetroit Pistons.On May 22, 2018, he was named to theNBA All-Rookie Second Team.[28]

2018–19 season

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Before being named an NBA All-Rookie Second Team member, Jackson was the team's representative for the 2018 NBA Draft Lottery; the Suns won the #1 pick for the first time in franchise history on May 15, 2018.[29]He later joined the top pick,Deandre Ayton,and the Suns' other rookies and young players for the2018 NBA Summer League.During the entire pre-season, Jackson was forced into the role of the leading shooting guard, trying to replicate the role ofDevin Booker,who was out at the time due to finger surgery. In the season debut on October 17, 2018, Jackson returned to the bench for the team, as he recorded 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting, including 3-of-4 three-point shooting, in a 121–100 blowout win over theDallas Mavericks.[30]

Memphis Grizzlies (2019–2020)

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On July 7, 2019, the Suns traded Jackson to theMemphis Grizzlies.[31]On September 27, the Grizzlies assigned him to theMemphis Hustle,theirNBA G Leagueaffiliate, for the start of the season.[32]Jackson played in 26 games for the Hustle before being called up by the Grizzlies, averaging 20.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.4 blocks and 1.3 steals per game was named Midseason All-NBA G League for the Western Conference.[33]

Detroit Pistons (2020–2022)

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On December 1, 2020, Jackson signed with his hometown team, theDetroit Pistons.[34]He made his debut for the team on December 23, logging 19 points and six rebounds in a 101–111 loss to theMinnesota Timberwolves.[35]On April 1, 2021, Jackson scored a season-high 31 points, alongside four assists, in a 120–91 win over theWashington Wizards.[36]He ended the 2020–21 season averaging a career-high 13.4 points per game.

On January 3, 2022, Jackson scored a season-high 24 points, alongside five rebounds, in a 115–106 win over theMilwaukee Bucks.[37]

Sacramento Kings (2022)

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On February 10, 2022, Jackson andTrey Lyleswere acquired by theSacramento Kingsin a four-team trade that sentMarvin Bagley IIIto the Pistons.[38]The move reunited Jackson with former Suns teammatesRichaun HolmesandAlex Len.

On August 31, 2022, Jackson signed with theToronto Raptors.[39]He was waived on October 14.[40]

Stockton Kings (2023)

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On January 24, 2023, Jackson signed with theStockton Kings.[41]He was waived four days later.[42]

Career statistics

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Legend
GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game
FG% Field goalpercentage 3P% 3-point field goalpercentage FT% Free throwpercentage
RPG Reboundsper game APG Assistsper game SPG Stealsper game
BPG Blocksper game PPG Points per game Bold Career high

NBA

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Regular season

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2017–18 Phoenix 77 35 25.4 .417 .263 .634 4.6 1.5 1.0 .5 13.1
2018–19 Phoenix 79 29 25.2 .413 .324 .671 4.4 2.3 .9 .7 11.5
2019–20 Memphis 22 0 17.3 .440 .319 .700 3.0 1.6 .8 .4 9.0
2020–21 Detroit 62 25 25.2 .419 .300 .729 4.1 2.3 .9 .8 13.4
2021–22 Detroit 39 3 18.1 .410 .265 .714 3.2 1.3 .5 .5 7.1
Sacramento 12 0 10.3 .347 .176 .714 1.5 .4 .4 .3 4.3
Career 291 92 23.1 .416 .292 .680 4.0 1.8 .9 .6 11.3

College

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Year Team GP GS MPG FG% 3P% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
2016–17 Kansas 35 35 30.8 .513 .378 .566 7.4 3.0 1.7 1.1 16.3

Off the court

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Personal life

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Jackson was raised by his mother Apples Jones and his stepfather Clarence Jones, who died in 2014 while Jackson was playing in a tournament in Las Vegas.[43] Jackson's mother was a standout basketball player at theUniversity of Texas at El Paso,transferring there after two years atAllen Community Collegein Kansas, but was only able to play for one season after being ruled academically ineligible for her senior year leading her to leave UTEP and join the U.S. Navy as aparachute rigger.[10]Following Jackson's birth, Jones was invited to participate in theWashington Mysticstraining camp but eventually decided against participating, instead choosing to raise Jackson in Michigan.[10]

Jackson has cited chess and saxophone as his off the court passions, having started the chess club at Justin-Siena High School and having played the saxophone since he was in the seventh grade.[44][45][46]

Jackson was arrested inMiamiat a Rolling Loud concert on May 12, 2019, for allegedly attempting to enter the VIP entrance several times and reportedly attempting to evade police while being arrested.[47]He was also suspended from the Memphis Grizzlies G-League team for violating the team's rules.

Endorsements

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On June 21, the day before the 2017 NBA draft, Jackson signed a multi-year endorsement deal withUnder Armour.[48]He was later joined by Mavericks guardDennis Smith Jr.and Thunder guardTerrance Fergusonas members of the 2017 draft class to sign with Under Armour.[49]

Vandalism case

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On February 2, 2017, it was reported by theKansas City Starthat Jackson and Kansas teammateLaGerald Vickwere persons of interest in a vandalism case that had occurred the previous December outside a bar inLawrence.[50]It was alleged that Jackson and Vick had damaged the car of McKenzie Calvert, a KU women's basketball player and Vick's ex-girlfriend.[51]She told police that during the incident outside the bar, Jackson yelled "for her to get out of the car and that he would beat her ass” prior to damaging her car.[51]Following the investigation by police, Jackson was charged with one count of misdemeanor criminal damage to property and was scheduled to be arraigned on April 12.[52]Following the announcement of the charges, Jackson released a statement apologizing for his role in the incident and offered to pay for damages.[52]Following Jackson's charges, KU basketball coachBill Selfstated that Jackson had been disciplined internally by the administration but would not be suspended for any games due to his actions in the incident.[52]

After pleading not guilty to the vandalism charges, Jackson filed for a diversion agreement inDouglas CountyCourt which would last 12 months.[53]As a part of the agreement, Jackson agreed to complete an anger management course, complete community service, abstain from alcohol and drug use during the diversion period, obtain substance abuse evaluation and write a letter of apology to the victims.[53]He also agreed to pay $250 in restitution, $158 to the court and $150 for the cost of diversion.[53]Although Jackson originally pleaded guilty, as a part of the diversion agreement he signed a stipulation of facts matching witness accounts of his actions during the incident.[53]Following the successful completion of the diversion program, Jackson's case would be dismissed by the Douglas County Court.[53]When asked about his progress during an interview on June 13, Jackson told reporters that he was nearly finished with the anger management course and that he had learned from his mistake.[54][55]

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