The NBA Draft is on Thursday and meaning simply sufficient time for yet another prospect watch. This week options NCAA champion and supreme glue man, Andre Jackson Jr. The 6-foot-6, 210-pound wing does a bit little bit of the whole lot and “intangibles” is the phrase that at all times will get tossed round with the junior.

Jackson’s capturing splits aren’t tremendous nice, however he does so many different nice issues on the court docket that make him a useful participant. The spot he falls within the draft can even give him some inherent worth. If he falls to 33 or 44, he would doubtless be an absolute steal and may very well be a man who can step in straight away and play some minutes for the Spurs. Listed below are his stats from final season with the Huskies.

• 6.7 PPG, 0.5 BPG, 1.1 SPG, 4.7 APG, 6.2 RPG
• 43.2 FG%, 28.1 3P%, 64.6 FT%
• 15.0 PER, 112.8 ORtg, 94.3 DRtg

Andre Jackson Breakdown

Jackson is a wonderful athlete and a wise participant. His basketball IQ and understanding he can gamble a bit on protection has led to his steal numbers being so good and the way he will get a great quantity of transition buckets. He’s simply in the appropriate place on the proper time relating to rebounding and simply makes opponents’ lives depressing when he’s taking part in protection. He’s a wonderful on-ball and off-ball defender, which would definitely assist a Spurs crew that didn’t end the season taking part in its greatest protection.

There’s a clear hitch in Jackson’s shot and that can require some fixing for him to grow to be a constant shooter and offensive menace exterior of his chopping. He does play off the ball nicely and located himself open underneath the rim typically due to Adama Sanogo attracting a lot consideration. With one other large or teammate who instructions that form of consideration, Jackson can completely proceed chopping and getting straightforward baskets to maintain the protection sincere.

Ball dealing with within the half court docket will not be a energy for the previous Husky, however he’s stable out in transition and is at all times seeking to whip the ball to a teammate. He has made some razzle-dazzle passes that undoubtedly catch the attention and have individuals pondering he may very well be a pleasant off-ball guard that assist an offense transfer a bit when the start line guard is off the ground. You possibly can count on Jackson wherever within the 25-45 vary on this draft so the Spurs ought to have a shot at him in the event that they maintain their thirty third and forty fourth picks on Thursday evening.