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Justin Jackson To Sacramento As The 15th Pick In The 2017 NBA Draft

Justin Jackson was the first North Carolina player selected in the first round of NBA Draft in Brooklyn Thursday by Portland before trading his rights to the Sacramento Kings.  

Justin Jackson averaged 18.3 points and set a single-season school record with 105 three-pointers in leading the Tar Heels to an ACC regular-season title and the sixth NCAA championship in UNC history. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211634513&_ga=2.196377704.537720744.1498229675-1127014109.1470754128

Justin Jackson was the first North Carolina player ever to be selected by Portland. "according to tohttp://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211634513&_ga=2.196377704.537720744.1498229675-1127014109.1470754128 

Former Tar Heel and Bob Cousy Award winner Ty Lawson also plays for the Sacramento Kings. Jackson, Lawson (2009) and Lennie Rosenbluth (2017) are the only three Tar Heels to win ACC Player-of-the-Year honors and win a NCAA championship in the same season. "according to http://www.goheels.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=3350&ATCLID=211634513&_ga=2.196377704.537720744.1498229675-1127014109.1470754128

How will Justin Jackson do in his first season in the league in Sacramento? Will he average the same amount of points in his first season at the pro level as he did at North Carolina last season?