New Orleans 2017 second-round draft addition Frank Jackson has dealt with periodic adversity in various forms during his basketball career, but what he went through in 2017-18 was a brand-new experience. The Duke University product had never missed significant time while playing hoops in high school or college, but was forced to sit out all of what would’ve been his rookie NBA campaign, due to a right foot injury.
After what was essentially a “redshirt” year, when Jackson joins the summer league Pelicans in practices this week at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center, it will be the first opportunity for New Orleans media and fans to glimpse what the 20-year-old combo guard might be capable of at the pro level.