Jim Jackson (basketball player)
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Template:Pov Jim Jackson (born October 14 1970 in Toledo, Ohio) is a professional basketball player with the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association. Jackson, a 6'6" (198 cm), 220 pound (100 kg) shooting guard has the size, mobility, work ethic, and leadership qualities to rank near the top of his position for years to come. He can produce points inside and out, he can help on boards when needed and his passing and defence are getting better every game. The former Ohio State University star combines a will to win with a floor game that could rekindle flashes of Oscar Robertson. Jackson appeared to be on his way to that kind of stardom in 1994-95 when an ankle injury short-circuited his third professional season after 51 games. He was averaging 25.7 points, the fifth-best mark in the league, and 5.1 rebounds when he went down. Jackson came back to average 19.6 points in 1995-96.
Jackson was drafted by the Dallas Mavericks with the fourth overall pick of the 1992 draft after his junior season at OSU.
Jackson raised a few eyebrows around the league when he refused to report to the New Orleans Hornets after being traded from the Houston Rockets. The Hornets were by far the worst team in the league, and Jackson apparently had no wish at that stage in his career to start over with a team that was going nowhere. The Hornets placed him on indefinite suspension for failing to report, and eventually dealt him to the Phoenix Suns.
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