Rick Pitino offers insight on Justin Jackson, Heat draft possibilities
Posted Jun 6, 2017
The Miami Heat placed a premium on shooting last season – a strategy that paid dividends - and that makes a few prospects in the Heat’s 2017 NBA Draft range – UCLA’s T.J. Leaf, Duke’s Luke Kennard, and North Carolina’s Justin Jackson – particularly interesting. “He reminds me of [former Detroit Pistons star] Rip Hamilton,” Pitino said of Jackson.
(Miami Herald)
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