One of the most prolific scorers and gifted all-around players to enter the league in the 1990s, Jim Jackson joined with Jason Kidd and Jamal Mashburn to form the three Js, what was to be the talented young nucleus of the Dallas Mavericks. But by the middle of the 1996-97 season all three had been traded away, Jackson going to New Jersey. He would be traded twice more within the next year, first to Philadelphia and then on to Golden State before signing with Portland as a free agent. After one season with the Trail Blazers, he and Isaiah Rider were traded to Atlanta for Steve Smith and Ed Gray prior to the 1999-2000 season, a year in which he led the Hawks in scoring.

A two-time Sporting News All-American, Jackson was one of the top players in the history of Ohio State University. A career .503 shooter with slashing moves to the basket and a deadly jump shot, Jackson averaged 22.4 points, 6.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists for the Buckeyes as a junior before entering the 1992 NBA Draft. The Mavericks nabbed him with the fourth overall pick, behind Shaquille O'Neal, Alonzo Mourning and Christian Laettner.

A contract dispute wiped out more than half of Jackson's 1992-93 rookie campaign, and he didn't join the team until early March. Starting the last 28 games of the season, Jackson averaged 16.3 points per outing, with a high of 32. He ended the 1992-93 season with 20 or more points in seven straight games, averaging 23.7 points, 5.1 rebounds, 4.1 assists, and 1.90 steals. Dallas went 3-4 during that stretch.

In his second year (and first full season) Jackson started every game and totaled 1,576 points for the year, ranking third among NBA guards. He tied Mashburn, then a rookie, for the team's scoring lead at 19.2 points per game (18th in the league). Jackson also broke Rolando Blackman's team record for rebounds in a single season by a guard, pulling down 388 boards on the year. He also played a club-record 3,066 minutes.

In 1994-95 Jackson emerged as one of the league's best off guards. His average of 25.7 points per game was fifth in the NBA and first among non-centers when he was sidelined with a severe ankle injury on February 24. Jackson led the Mavericks in scoring in 1995-96 even though his average dipped to 19.6 ppg and his shooting percentage dropped to .435. However, he converted a career-high 121 three-pointers and also set career highs in total points, rebounds, free throw percentage and three-point percentage.

Jackson spent the first half of 1996-97 with Dallas but was traded to New Jersey on Feb. 17, 1997, in the nine-player deal that brought center Shawn Bradley to the Mavericks. He finished the season with New Jersey and averaged 15.9 ppg, down nearly 10 points from his career-high of 25.7 ppg set just two years earlier. Shortly after the 1997 NBA Draft he was traded to Philadelphia with Eric Montross and the rights to first-round picks Tim Thomas and Anthony Parker in exchange for Michael Cage, Lucious Harris, Don MacLean and the draft rights to Keith Van Horn, the No. 2 overall pick of the draft.

He played in 48 games for the 76ers before being traded midway through the 1997-98 season to Golden State, where he played in 31 games. He combined to average 15.7 ppg. Prior to the start of the 1998-99 season, Jackson joined a talented Portland and played in 49 of 50 games as the Blazers reached the Conference Finals. Jackson averaged a career-low 8.4 points in 24.0 minutes per game. On August 2, 1999 Jackson was traded along with Isaiah Rider to the Atlanta Hawks for Steve Smith and Ed Gray. The Hawks thus became his sixth team in just four seasons.

While Rider was released in midseason by the Hawks, Jackson played well and was the team's scoring leader at 16.7 ppg. He also led the team with 117 three-pointers and a free throw percentage of .877, tied for seventh-best in the NBA.

2004-2005:
Completed his 13th NBA season, including his first with Phoenix after starting the season with Houston… Averaged 10.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.9 assists in 31.0 minutes in 64 games with the Suns and Rockets… Averaged 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists in 40 games with Phoenix, including a .459 three-point field goal percentage, after he was acquired from New Orleans on Jan. 21… Shot 40 percent or better from three-point range for the fourth consecutive year after not doing it once in first nine seasons… Ranked 12th in the NBA with .414 three-point percentage and his 122 total three-point field goals marked the fourth time in his career with 100 or more three-pointers… Averaged 13.3 points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.6 assists in 41.3 minutes in 24 games with Houston before he was traded to the Hornets on Dec. 27 along with Bostjan Nachbar for David Wesley… Did not report to New Orleans and was suspended indefinitely on Dec. 29… After joining the Suns, scored in double figures 16 times, including a season-high 25 points at L.A. Lakers on April 11 and tied career high with seven three-pointers in that game… Suns were 14-2 (19- 4 including 2005 Playoffs) when he scored 10 or more points… Notched first double-double of the season (42nd of career) with 18 points, season-high 10 assists, four rebounds in 41 minutes in first Suns start in place of an injured Quentin Richardson vs. Portland on March 5… The 10 assists were the most dishes by any Suns player in 2004-05 other than Steve Nash… Averaged 15.3 points, 5.7 rebounds, 4.7 assists, .533 FG, .688 3FG in 39.3 minutes in three starts (all victories) with Phoenix (March 5 vs. Portland, April 12 vs. New Orleans, April 15 vs. L.A. Clippers)… Immediately shored up the Suns bench after trade to Phoenix, by scoring in double figures in three-straight games from Jan. 25-28 to become the first Suns reserve since Jake Voskuhl (November 2003) to achieve that feat… Grabbed season-high nine boards vs. San Antonio on March 9… Shot 51.6 percent from three-point range (32-62) and tied Quentin Richardson for team lead in the 2005 Playoffs with 32 made three-point field goals… Averaged 15.2 points, 6.2 rebounds on 50.7 percent shooting (37-73 FG) and 50.0 percent from behind the arc (14-28 3FG) in six starts in place of an injured Joe Johnson in the postseason… Swatted career-high four blocks (playoff and career high) in Game 2 of the Western Conference Finals vs. San Antonio on May 24.

2003-2004:
Averaged 12.9 points, a career-high 6.1 rebounds and 1.08 steals in 80 starts ... ranked fourth on the Rockets in scoring average and third in rebounding average, assists per game and steals per game ... finished sixth in the NBA with a career-high 162 three- pointers made .... posted his highest scoring average in four years ... among NBA leaders, ranked 12th with 39.0 minutes per game and 15th with a three-point percentage of .400 ... started 80 games, marking his high since the 1995-96 season ... played a career-high 3,119 minutes ... scored a season-high 28 points vs. Sacramento on Jan. 28, tying a franchise record for three-point accuracy with five 3-pointers without a miss against the Kings ... made a career-high seven 3-pointers vs. Phoenix on Mar. 15 ... grabbed a season-high 12 rebounds vs. the LA Clippers on Dec. 19 and at the Lakers on Apr. 1 ... set season highs with eight assists vs. Phoenix on Mar. 15 and four steals at New Jersey on Nov. 4 ... tied season highs with eight assists and four steals at Sacramento on Mar. 21 .... led Houston in points nine times, rebounds 11 times and five assists ... scored in double figures 61 times, reaching 20 points on nine occasions ... recorded five double-doubles.

2002-2003:
Averaged 7.7 points and 4.2 rebounds in 63 games with Sacramento ... led the Kings with a three-point percentage of .451 and ranked third with a free throw percentage of .855 ... scored a season-high 23 points at San Antonio on Dec. 8 ... set a season high with 10 rebounds on Dec. 6 vs. Denver ... scored in double figures 17 times, reaching 20 points twice.

2001-2002:
Averaged 10.7 points and a career-high-tying 5.3 rebounds with Miami … recorded a career-high three-point percentage of .469.

2000-2001:
Averaged 11.5 points and 4.0 rebounds with Atlanta and Cleveland.

1999-2000:
Led the Hawks in points per game (16.7) ... Notched 27 points and 10 rebounds in a 99-94 loss at Boston on 4/10 ... Recorded 25 points and 8 rebounds in a 97-90 loss to Portland on 2/4 ... Logged 31 points and 9 rebounds in a 105-97 win over Toronto on 1/7 ... Poured in 30 points in a 116-113 loss in Milwaukee on 1/4 ... Posted 26 points, 10 rebounds and 8 assists in a 106-105 OT loss in Detroit on 12/30 ... Scored 19 points and snared 10 boards in a 108-90 win over Cleveland on 12/23 ... Notched 33 points and 7 rebounds in a 112-110 win over Detroit on 12/4 ... Totaled 26 points (11-16 FG) and 6 boards in a 110-100 win over Sacramento on 12/2 ... Tallied 21 points and 7 rebounds in a 113-106 victory over Miami on 11/23 ... Scored 20 points and grabbed 6 rebounds in a 103-98 victory over Charlotte on 11/16 ... Made his Hawks debut, totaling 17 points and 9 rebounds, in a 94-87 loss to the Washington Wizards on 11/2

1998-1999:
Led the Blazers in free-throw percentage (.842, 17th in the NBA) and led the team to an 8-1 record in his 9 starts, averaging 10.7 ppg, 3.3 rpg, 3.1 apg and 1.33 spg ... Recorded 14 points, a game-high 9 assists and 5 rebounds in a 110-102 victory over the Denver Nuggets on 5/2 ... Scored 21 points (7-12 FG, 6-6 FT) and grabbed 3 rebounds in a 106-96 overtime victory over the L.A. Clippers on 3/13 ... Registered a game-high 21 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists in a 92-73 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 3/8 ... Posted 14 points (5-9 FG, 3-5 3FG), 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals in a 111-71 victory over the Houston Rockets on 3/7 ... Hit the go-ahead 20-foot jumper with 39 seconds left, totaling 13 points and 3 assists in his first start for the Blazers, in an 82-81 win over the Washington Wizards on 2/27 ... Recorded 17 points (6-8 FG, 2-3 3FG, 3-3 FT), 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a 95-76 victory over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 2/8

1997-1998:
Posted a game-high 25 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 3 steals in an 88-82 victory over the Dallas Mavericks on 4/16 ... Totaled a team-high 27 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in a 92-80 victory over the L.A. Clippers on 4/15 ... Recorded 20 points, 9 rebounds and a team-high 8 assists against the Phoenix Suns on 4/13 ... Registered 25 points, 8 assists and 6 rebounds against the Houston Rockets on 4/9 ... Scored a team-high 28 points, adding 4 assists and 3 rebounds, against the Utah Jazz on 4/7 ... Posted season-highs of 33 points and 11 assists and grabbed 3 rebounds in a 104-94 victory over the Houston Rockets on 4/2 ... Totaled 19 points, a game-high 9 assists and 7 rebounds in a 98-91 victory over the Seattle SuperSonics on 3/26 ... Recorded 18 points, a season-high 12 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 steals against the Dallas Mavericks on 3/19 ... Registered a game-high 23 points and 8 rebounds against the Indiana Pacers on 3/6 ... Posted a team-high 26 points (12-18 FG), 6 assists and 3 rebounds in a 90-83 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on 3/4 ... Totaled 15 points, 7 assists and 4 rebounds, in his Warriors debut, in a 95-88 victory over the Denver Nuggets on 2/20 ... Traded by the 76ers with Clarence Weatherspoon to the Golden State Warriors for Joe Smith and Brian Shaw on 2/17 ... Recorded 20 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists against the Charlotte Hornets on 2/13 ... Registered 22 points (10-16 FG), 6 assists and 4 rebounds against the Phoenix Suns on 2/2 ... Posted a game-high 22 points (9-11 FG), 6 assists and 5 rebounds against the Houston Rockets on 1/31 ... Totaled 28 points, 8 assists and 3 steals in a 113-107 victory over the L.A. Lakers on 1/4 ... Recorded 21 points (8-12 FG, 4-4 FT), 6 rebounds and 5 assists in a 115-104 win over the Vancouver Grizzlies on 1/1 ... Registered 19 points, 8 assists and 5 rebounds in a 106-91 victory over the Denver Nuggets on 12/12 ... Posted 16 points, a game-high 9 assists and 8 rebounds in a 105-95 win over the L.A. Lakers on 11/28 ... Totaled 17 points, 7 assists and 5 rebounds, in his 76ers debut, against the Milwaukee Bucks on 10/31

1996-1997:
Jackson played in 77 games, 46 for Dallas and 31 for New Jersey, all as a starter, and averaged a career-low 15.9 ppg ... Was averaging 15.5 ppg for Dallas when he was included in the nine-man deal that brought shotblocking center Shawn Bradley from New Jersey ... He then averaged 16.5 ppg for New Jersey and finished the season with two triple-doubles in April, the first two of his career ... Had 24 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists in a 93-88 win over Milwaukee on April 10 and 25 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 12 assists in the season finale, a 108-92 victory over Atlanta on April 20 ... Jackson scored 20 or more points in four of his last five games and nine of his last 14, including a season-high 33 points in a 111-101 loss at Chicago on March 29. He led the Nets in scoring and hit double figures in 24 of his 31 games with New Jersey ... After the season he was included in the deal with Philadelphia that brought Keith Van Horn, the second overall pick of the draft, to New Jersey.

1995-1996:
The only Dallas player to appear in all 82 games, Jackson started every game and led the Mavericks with 19.6 points per game, which tied Isaiah Rider for 22nd in the NBA even though it was a drop of more than 6 ppg from his previous season's average. He also averaged 5.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game and was 121-for-333 for .363 from three-point range, all career-highs. He had only 73 career three-pointers before this season. He also led the Mavericks with a free throw percentage of .825 ... After a somewhat slow start he averaged 21.1 ppg on .444 shooting over the season's final 59 games. Jackson scored in double figures 74 times and 20 points or more on 39 occasions. He scored 30 points or more 13 times, including three games in a row: 33 at Washington on Jan. 4, 32 on Jan. 5 at New Jersey and 30 on Jan. 7 at Boston. He got a season-high 38 points on 10-for-18 shooting in a 136-133 double-overtime win over Utah on Feb. 8, a game in which he played 50 minutes ... He tied a club record by grabbing 12 offensive rebounds against Vancouver on Dec. 28 ... Normally a fixture at shooting guard, Jackson started 11 consecutive games at small forward from Feb. 29 through March 17 as Dallas experimented with a smaller lineup. He averaged 21.7 ppg and 5.0 rpg in that period, but after winning three of its first four games with that lineup Dallas lost seven in a row.

1994-1995:
In the midst of a remarkable season, Jackson missed the final 31 games of 1994-95 with a severe sprain of his left ankle. He suffered the injury in the first quarter of a game against the New Jersey Nets on February 24. With a few weeks left in the regular season and the Mavericks in the midst of a feverish (but ultimately futile) run at the playoffs, Jackson returned to practice, but the ankle stiffened up again and he sat out the remainder of the year ... The injury ended his team-record streak of 161 consecutive starts, which at the time Jackson went down was the seventh-longest active streak in the NBA. He had never before missed a game because of injury in high school, college, or the pros ... Jackson set the tone for the season with a stunning 50-point performance against the Denver Nuggets on November 26. He played 48 minutes, including the entire second half and overtime, and hit 16 points in the fourth period and 8 points in overtime to will the Mavericks to victory. He had two other games of 40 or more points, including a February 21 contest against the Washington Bullets in which he recorded 44 points, 10 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals. He personally outscored the Bullets, 16-15, in the fourth quarter of that game ... Jackson outscored the opponents' starting shooting guards by an average margin of 10.8 points per game on the year. His scoring average of 25.7 points per game was the highest in the league among noncenters and would have ranked fifth in the NBA had he qualified for the final season rankings. He and forward Jamal Mashburn were the league's highest-scoring teammates for most of the season.

1993-1994:
Jackson, who has a reputation for being the first man into the weight room and the last one out, was the only Mavericks player to appear in all 82 games this season. His arrival midway through the 1992-93 campaign had sparked the team to a strong finish, and new coach Quinn Buckner had hoped for more of the same in his second year ... Jackson did turn in a strong performance, averaging 19.2 points, 4.7 rebounds, and 4.6 assists. His 388 rebounds broke Rolando Blackman's club record for a guard, and among NBA guards only Mitch Richmond, Latrell Sprewell, and Reggie Miller scored more points than Jackson's 1,576. Jackson's best game of the season came against the Los Angeles Clippers on March 11, when he scored a career-high 37 points with a career-high 12 rebounds, 8 assists, and 3 steals in 42 minutes ... Despite Jackson's stellar numbers, the Mavericks continued to struggle. The team finished at 13-69, the worst record in the NBA by seven games.

1992-1993:
Among Jim Jackson's favorite activities is riding roller coasters. That would aptly describe his experiences from the end of his junior year at Ohio State to the end of his rookie season in the NBA. In spring 1992 the consensus All-American decided to pass up his senior season at Ohio State, instead declaring himself eligible for the NBA Draft. The Dallas Mavericks then selected him with the fourth overall pick, and Jackson began preparing for his first NBA season ... Jackson and the Mavericks could not come to terms on a contract, however, and for a time it appeared that he would sit out the entire season. In fact, he even returned to Ohio State and enrolled in classes for the spring semester ... The impasse extended 54 games into the season until Jackson finally signed a six-year deal on March 4, the same day the Mavericks announced the hiring of Quinn Buckner as head coach for the 1993-94 season ... Jackson made an immediate impact with Dallas. Prior to his arrival, the Mavericks were 4-50 and threatening to break the NBA record for futility set by the 1972-73 Philadelphia 76ers, who had finished at an abominable 9-73. Jackson then rallied Dallas to a 7-21 finish and an 11-71 overall record. He averaged 23.7 points in the season's final seven contests, including a season-high 32 points against Minnesota on April 23 ... In his abbreviated 28-game season, Jackson finished with averages of 16.3 points, 4.4 rebounds, and 4.7 assists per game.

In the Playoffs:
Has participated in the playoffs three times, averaging 10.1 points in 30 games ... 2004: Averaged playoff career highs of 14.8 points and 10.4 rebounds in Houston's first-round series vs. the L.A. Lakers ... reached double figures in rebounding in three of five games ... grabed playoff career-high 20 rebounds 4/25/04 vs. Los Angeles ... 2003: Averaged playoff career highs of 11.3 points and 3.9 rebounds in 12 games off the bench for Sacramento ... led the Kings with a three-point percentage of .464 and ranked second with a field goal percentage of .500 ... scored a playoff career-high 24 points (on 10-of-12 shooting) at Dallas on May 17 ... 1999: Averaged 7.3 points in 13 games as a reserve for Portland.

College:
Averaged 19.2 points, 5.9 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 93 games at Ohio State, finishing fifth on the school's all-time scoring list ... earned Division I Consensus All-America First Team and Big 10 Player of the Year honors as both a sophomore and a junior ... averaged career highs of 22.4 points and 6.8 rebounds as a junior ... averaged 18.9 points and 5.5 rebounds as a sophomore ... averaged 16.1 points in his first year.