It’s been a long road to the NBA for Pierre Jackson. It looked like he was going to stick with 76ers a couple years back, but then he tore his Achilles in Summer League. Since a torn Achilles is basically the worst injury a basketball player can get, I figured that was the end of his NBA aspirations.
I was wrong, obviously, because here I am making highlights of him, and I definitely don’t do D-League highlights for many reasons (short version: scrub overload). He wasn’t slowed down too much by his injury, apparently, since his D-League stats are still bananas, so it was only a matter of time before the talent-starved Mavericks called him up.
This isn’t the same caliber of performance as Jonathan Gibson’s 26 (how did that even happen it feels like a dream now), but it’s pretty good for a D-League callup. 10 points, 5 assists, and some court time (and an assist) with Dirk Nowitzki. I could make a joke regarding the D-League and Dirk right here, but that would be disrespectful.
To the D-League!!!!!!!!! LOL (Lots of Laughs)!!!!