He had been clear on his intentions last summer: even if he initially belongs to the high school class of 2023, the one who could be the first generation to join the NBA again in 2024 without going through the NCAA box, Gregory Jackson wanted to upgrade to enter the 2023 Draft a year early.
This is therefore the reason why he had finally “switched” his initial commitment for North Carolina in favor of South Carolina, because the roster of the Tar Heels was sold out for the 2022/23 season.
Almost nine months later, it is therefore no surprise that the 18-year-old winger, through a live on his Instagram account, announced his registration for Draft 2023, the logical continuation of his plan established last summer.
” Well, by the way, I’m signing up for the Draft “he thus simply explained to his internet users.
Best player as a “freshman” of a team with very limited collective success this season (11 wins and 21 losses), Gregory Jackson was therefore evolving in a context conducive to his highlighting and his express development with a view to the Draft (15.4 points and 5.9 rebounds), even if like all 18-year-olds who land in the NCAA, his choice of shots remains a hell of a job (38.4%)…
Archetype of the hybrid winger, tall and athletic and endowed with a good skillset, its potential is high but it remains for the time being a diamond to be polished internally over several years, at the top level. His 2023 Draft projection ranges from the end of the lottery to the end of the first round.
