While cap space and flexibility were the main prizes of the Harrison Barnes trade, the Dallas Mavericks were able to acquire a former top 15 pick from the 2017 NBA Draft in Justin Jackson.
The former University of North Carolina Tar Heel played three seasons in Chapel Hill. In his junior season, Jackson averaged 18 points while shooting 51 percent from the field and 37 percent from three which earned him ACC Player of the Year honors as the Tar Heels won the 2017 NCAA championship.
Jackson’s NBA career hasn’t been as storybook as his college tenure.