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UNC Basketball: Tar Heels playing in the NBA Bubble

By Nick Delahanty

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 25: Danny Green #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on from the court in the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on December 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 25: Danny Green #14 of the Los Angeles Lakers looks on from the court in the game against the Los Angeles Clippers at Staples Center on December 25, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 03: Justin Jackson #44 of the Dallas Mavericks warms up against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at the Smoothie King Center on December 03, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA – DECEMBER 03: Justin Jackson #44 of the Dallas Mavericks warms up against the New Orleans Pelicans during the first half at the Smoothie King Center on December 03, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /

Justin Jackson

Team: Dallas Mavericks

Current Record: 40-27

Playoff Position: Seventh in Western Conference

Barring an epic collapse, the Dallas Mavericks will be competing in this year’s NBA playoffs.

As of now, it appears that the Mavericks will be the seventh-seed in the Western Conference, which would likely match them up with the Los Angeles Clippers in the first round. There is a possibility that the Mavs can slide up a few spots, as they are just 2.5 games back of the Oklahoma City Thunder and Houston Rockets.

Although he has seen a slight drop in minutes played this season, Justin Jackson is still a player who can make an impact for the Mavericks down the stretch. In 58 games this season, Jackson is averaging 5.7 points-per-game as part of the team’s second unit.

Jackson does not currently have any NBA postseason experience, but he does have plenty of college playoff experiences under his belt. The 25-year-old was one of the key pieces to the Tar Heels 2017 National Championship team, and could use that experience to help this young Dallas team make some noise in the NBA postseason.

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