Report: Former No. 4 pick Josh Jackson to start season in G League

Phoenix Suns forward Josh Jackson drives past Cleveland Cavaliers forward Larry Nance Jr. (Ross D. Franklin/AP)

Memphis Grizzlies guard Josh Jackson, the fourth-overall pick in the 2017 NBA draft, will start the season in the NBA’s G League, according to a report from The Athletic’s Shams Charania.

Jackson, a lottery pick by the Phoenix Suns, was traded to Memphis this past summer in a package deal for Kyle Korver.

After starring in his lone year at Kansas, Jackson is averaging 12.3 points per game — including a three-point shooting percentage below 30 per cent — through two NBA seasons.

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