Former North Carolina Tar Heels standout Justin Jackson is getting another crack at the NBA.
On Wednesday, Jackson signed a 10-day contract with the Minnesota Timberwolves, the top team in the Western Conference at the NBA All-Star break. The 28-year-old Jackson has spent the entire season with the Texas Legends in the G-League, averaging 19.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 3.5 assists in 19 games.
He was last in the NBA with the Boston Celtics during the 2022-23 season and was traded at the 2023 NBA deadline to Oklahoma City before being cut by the Thunder. The 10-day contract will give him another shot in the league with a different team.
The Timberwolves are signing Justin Jackson to a 10-day contract, sources tell ESPN.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) February 21, 2024
The former first-round pick back in 2017 has played six seasons, averaging 6.0 points and 2.4 rebounds per game in the NBA. He won a title with the Milwaukee Bucks back in 2021. But since then, he’s appeared in just 37 total games.
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