2017 NBA Mock Draft 4.0: Los Angeles Lakers pass on Lonzo Ball; Josh Jackson rises
By Tony Webb
No. 12 Detroit Pistons- Justin Jackson (North Carolina, JR, Small Forward)
Justin Jackson is a versatile player with good scoring ability (18.3 PPG last season) and is a proven winner (Championship with North Carolina). He should develop into a nice role player in the league, at the very least.
He provides great energy, has good length and shoots nicely from three-point range (37% last season).
Jackson could come into the league right away, give the Pistons good minutes and be an upgrade over the disappointing Stanley Johnson. Jackson’s speak likely isn’t very high, but he can be a quality distributor immediately. And, most of all, that’s what the Pistons need.