Justin “JJacks” Jackson is an NBA player for the Milwaukee Bucks. Jackson played high school basketball in the Homeschool Christian Youth Association (HCYA), Jackson committed to play college basketball with the North Carolina Tar Heels after being rated as the 8th best player of his class. In his three-year college career, Justin Jackson won ACC Player of the Year, was selected as First-team All ACC, and was named a consensus first-team All-American in 2017. North Carolina also won the 2017 National Championship. On April 13, 2017, Jackson declared for the 2017 NBA draft. Jackson was selected with the 15th pick of the 2017 NBA draft by the Portland Trail Blazers and was traded on draft day to the Sacramento Kings. On February 6, 2019, Jackson was traded, along with Zach Randolph, to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for Harrison Barnes. After the 2019-2020 season, Jackson found himself on the 2021 Bucks, who went on to win the NBA Playoffs against the Phoenix Suns.
