2017 NBA Mock Draft 2.0: De’Aaron Fox, Jayson Tatum Rise; Jonathan Isaac, Dennis Smith Fall
By Tony Webb
No. 22 Brooklyn Nets (From Wash)- Justin Jackson (North Carolina, JR, Small Forward)
Brooklyn needs players and they need winners and Justin Jackson is both of those things. Jackson is a smart player, who has vastly improved his shooting and his outside game this season, averaging 18.3 PPG (leading the NCCA champs in scoring) and shooting 44 percent from the field.
Ironically, Jackson is one of the few prospects that actually raised his draft stock by returning to school this past season.
Jackson may be one of the more NBA-ready prospects remaining at this pick and he could find his way into the rotation at the start of the season.