Andre Jackson Testing the NBA Draft Waters: ESPN

[baako1]

the right idea.

Sources: UConn's Jackson to test draft waters

 

[Waquoit]

the right idea.

Sources: UConn's Jackson to test draft waters

There's the logjam being broken right there.

 

[BGesus4]

the right idea.

Sources: UConn's Jackson to test draft waters

Would be malpractice to not at least see if he’ll be a first rounder

 

[Deleted at users request]

Smart move. Best of luck to Andre in the process!

 

[aburks41]

Retaining eligibility is key. Selfishly wanted him back but he will crush it in the NBA if he get drafted

 

[Waquoit]

I miss the guy already.

 

[August_West]

He's earned the right. He's a real smart kid, he will make the right decision after gathering all the information he needs. I selfishly want him back, but if I team tells him he can sneak into the first round hes got to go.

 

[navery12]

This was the logical move, he needs to go if he's told he's a 1st rounder

 

[Phoenixhusky]

If you get the guaranteed money if a first round pick, you leave. It’s smart testing the waters.

 

[HU5KIES]

 

[HU5KIES]

 

[Mr. French]

This always made sense. Unless he gets a guarantee I bet he’s back. Just a guess though, and a hope.

 

[Palatine]

Watched the Sun/Clippers the other night. And Westbrook reminded me of Dre. All over the court with elite athleticism, tremendous energy, high level defender, incredible passer, tough rebounder, but RW had a really tough night shooting (3-19) and the Suns left him uncovered at the arc. His line was very DRE-like. 9 pts, 11 boards, 8 assists. His team won.

Westbrook is 6-3, 200 to AJ's 6-6, 210. You might find this series an interesting watch.

 

[Deleted at users request]

He's earned the right. He's a real smart kid, he will make the right decision after gathering all the information he needs. I selfishly want him back, but if I team tells him he can sneak into the first round hes got to go.

Exactly. Win win situation for him.

He’s either going to find out he’s valued heavily in the NBA or find out what he needs to work on to go higher next year.

 

[tuvent08]

It would be nuts for him not to get feedback at a minimum. If he kills it and is a first rounder, it’s the ideal situation for both him and UConn. If you build pros, it makes it way easier to recruit future pros.

 

[REB1094]

He’s going to open a lot of eyes at the combine scrimmages. Best of luck Andre, and UConn nation will support whatever decision you make!

 

[Palatine]

Smart kid. Think he needs another year to work on his shooting, do that and he makes more money in the long run.

 

[husky99]

Always a wise idea...
One year of college and he could be top 10 in the draft.

 

[CardiacAndre7]

I’m curious about the 2 UConn insta posts with Newton and Jackson after this, what those meant.

 

[D$]

Well this means no other UConn news for today.

 

[3rdbass]

I still can't see him being guaranteed a first round since he is a such a bad shooter, also can't create his own shot, and the game has evolved to where that is a hard thing to overcome but if anyone can it would be AJ with his skillset. He is doing the smart thing testing it out. It would be foolish if he didn't as he was showing in some mock drafts in the first round after the tournament.

 

[karstenkibbe]

I desperately want Andre back, not just for his unique basketball talents, but for his leadership skills on and off the court. That leadership will be even more important this summer when five freshman arrive. But, as others have mentioned, he must go if he has assurances of guaranteed money.

 

[Tenspro2002]

No harm in this and completely expected. Fortunately, he's not the kind of guy who has had a foot out the door the entire time he's here. If he's not likely to be a 1st round pick, I expect he'll be back.

 

[husky429]

Andre's #s at the combine are going to set some records.

 

[superjohn]

This was the logical move, he needs to go if he's told he's a 1st rounder

Needs to be guaranteed by a team they're taking him with their first round pick, like get it in writing.

Otherwise it doesn't make any sense to leave with what we know about the kid.

 

[Mister P]

Awesome for Andre for chasing his dreams and great for keeping the newest UConn NBA pipeline going and keeping our team in the news.

That’s possibly 3 players drafted this year !

 

[MexicoHusky]

It's a win win. If he eventually returns we are very solid. If he leaves for the NBA we get to see our new guys more.

 

[ctchamps]

Really want him to get a first round pick. Love him as a person. Love him for what he did for the program on and off the court. Two first round picks would be great for UConn.

If he finds out he's not a first rounder his return to UConn will be important to help with the development of the freshman class in addition to what he brings to the starting lineup.

 

[tcf15]

Just seems like the kind of guy who kills it during the pre-draft process. I'm sure some team picking at the end of the first round will fall in love with him.

 

[cohenzone]

Wooden’s UCLA would have had a problem repeating in todays world. Jabbar, Walton etc gone after a yea or two. Others gone after 3. Obviously the players do what makes sense for them, but having the guts of a championship team gone before completing eligibility to be replaced by even talented freshmen and a decent but not star transfer is expecting an awful lot of the next year team. Good luck to AJ whatever he does.