NBA Draft 2018 Scouting Profile: Jaren Jackson Jr.

NBA Position: Big

General Information: 18 years old, played for Michigan State. From Carmel, IN.

Measurables: 6’11, 236 lbs, 7’5.25’ wingspan, 9’2” standing reach.

2016-17 Season Statistics: 10.9 PPG, 1.1 APG, 5.8 RPG, 0.6 SPG, 3.0 BPG, 1.8 TOPG (35 games played, 21.8 minutes a contest) – 51.3% FG, 79.7% FT, 39.6% 3P

Summary: Jaren Jackson Jr. has the tools, effort level, and skills to be an ideal modern NBA big man, with range beyond the three point line on offense, an elite ability to protect the rim, and success with covering guards in space. While the rest of the lottery’s bigs are hypothetical shooters OR defenders in one way or another, it’s not hypothetical with Jackson. He’s got a ton…