Many thought Justin Jackson had made a mistake by not returning to Maryland for his junior year next season after missing all but 11 games of the 2017-18 season with a torn labrum in his right shoulder.
More than a few critical of Jackson’s decision to put his name into this year’s NBA draft and sign with an agent believed his opportunity to get picked — even in the second round — had passed.
Fortunately for the 6-foot-7, 225-pound forward from Canada, it hadn’t.
After former Maryland teammate Kevin Huerter was taken in the first round (No.