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F Jim Jackson (All B1G, 2x B1G POY, All-American, OSU HOF, CBB HOF)

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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Los Angeles Lakers signed free agent swingman Jim Jackson on Monday and waived forward Slava Medvedenko to make room on the roster.

Terms of Jackson's contract were not released, general manager Mitch Kupchak said.

Jackson was in Los Angeles and was to be in uniform for Monday night's game against the San Antonio Spurs, the Lakers said. He did not take part in the team's shootaround earlier in the day, so it was unknown if he would play.

Jackson, who was waived by the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday, is a 13-year NBA veteran with career averages of 14.5 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 872 games.

"Jim Jackson has been a solid player for many years in the NBA and we feel he'll be a good addition to our team," Kupchak said in a statement. "Being such a young team, he gives us veteran savvy as well as the ability to play multiple positions."

Jackson, 35, was taken by the Dallas Mavericks as the fourth pick in the 1992 NBA draft. He's played for 11 teams and had appeared in just 27 games for Phoenix this year, averaging 3.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 1.1 assists in 15.6 minutes.

Medvedenko, 6-foot-10, played in two games this season before hurting his back on Nov. 9, 2005, in a game against Minnesota.

He was a member of the Lakers' 2001 and 2002 championship teams and has career averages of 5.4 points and 2.9 rebounds.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/news?slug=ap-lakers-jackson&prov=ap&type=lgns
 
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Well, JJ will get a few minutes of national TV time now whenever the Lakers are on.

And hopefully we never have to hear Screamin' A. Smith say Slava's name again.
 
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Thanks Sushi -

Ask the question and it gets answered. Haven't seen JJ play yet for the Lakers, but when it gets into the stretch run he'll play. Hope he finds a home at last. Still, I won't drive the four hours to LA to see him riding the pine.

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It's been so long, you forget how "springy" JJ used to be. Easily one of the best to ever pass through Ohio's HS and college ranks. All kinds of nonsense derailed his pro career from becoming as great as it seemed it could have been...but playing over 12 years in the league and scoring all those points is nothing to be disappointed in...thanks for the video. That's vintage JJ, no doubt.
 
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KNICKS LOOK AT VETERAN JACKSON

By MARC BERMAN
March 2, 2007 -- The Knicks have explored signing free agent swingman Jimmy Jackson to fill the massive void left by Jamal Crawford's season-ending stress fracture injury, The Post has learned.
Jackson, 36, is a burly 6-foot-6 and could play small forward or shooting guard. He is known around the league as a player with good character. Jackson played last season for the Suns and Lakers, but was not picked up this year. He has been working out at his home in Toledo, Ohio.

Entire article: http://www.nypost.com/seven/0302200...ook_at_veteran_jackson_knicks_marc_berman.htm
 
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Growing up in Toledo, Jim was the man!

His Freshman year, there was a rule that, during city league competition, you were aloud to play a total of five combined JV and Varsity quarters in the same night.

JJ would sometimes play the 4th period of the JV game if Macomber (his school) was behind, mop the floor with everybody to assure victory, then hit the locker room and play 4 quarters for the varsity, of course dropping around 20 and filling up the rest of the stat sheet as a 6'5" 15 year-old.

It was a pleasure witnessing what he did athletically and as a positive example for us impressionable black youth.
 
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Article published Wednesday, October 24, 2007
Toledo's Jim Jackson named Big Ten Network analyst


CHICAGO ? Toledo native Jim Jackson will serve as a men's basketball analyst this season for the Big Ten Network.

Jackson led Macomber High School to a state title in 1989 before playing at Ohio State, where he was a two-time Big Ten player of the year. He played 14 seasons in the NBA.
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toledoblade.com -- Toledo's Jim Jackson named Big Ten Network analyst
 
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JJ did the game last night for the B10 network...he did a nice job

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2/15/2008
TOLEDO BUSINESS
Jackson adjusts to retirement
By Kristine Hoffman
Special to Toledo Free Press


Changing careers has its challenges, particularly when you've played a professional sport. After 14 years in the NBA, Jim Jackson has hung up his shoes.

?I'm officially retired,? Jackson said. ?It got to be more of a business than actually about the game. Once you leave high school and college, that's when all the fun of just going out and playing the game goes out the window. Once you go to the NBA, it's all about business.?

Jackson, who played on 12 NBA teams in 12 cities, said, ?It opened up a lot of doors for me to meet a lot of people in business, people I probably never would have met if I had just been in one city. So on one hand, basketball didn't go the way I wanted in regards to staying on one team, but being able to meet different people in different communities, from a business standpoint, is paying big dividends for me now in my post-basketball career.?

Today Jackson calls Dallas his second home, having spent more than five years there while playing for the Dallas Mavericks, the team that drafted him from Ohio State and the club he played for the longest. He owns numerous properties in the Dallas area with his business partners.

?I've been fortunate in Dallas. The first time I played there, I got with a group of guys; we started a restaurant called Cool River Cafe. Today the properties we own are in prime spots ? they're prime real estate.

?I've been successful in partnering with smart people,? Jackson said.

For Jackson, life after basketball also has included staying close to the game as a Big 10 Network commentator.

?The Big Ten Network is great. Actually when it came up, I was hesitant at first, thinking about whether I should do college basketball. I was away from the game for so long. But I'm from the Big Ten, from Ohio State, and I understood the conference. It just kind of fit perfectly.

?And, actually, from an exposure standpoint, it helps regarding marketing and business. Being on TV, people can still recognize you. It gives you another outlet to stay close to the game.?

?The greatest lesson I've learned as far as transitioning from the NBA to everyday business life is who you partner with, who you do business with,? Jackson said. ?It's not the what, it's the who. You can have the greatest idea, but if you don't have the right people who can execute those ideas and go with them, the what doesn't matter. So for me it was a matter of parlaying the relationships I had while I was playing and keeping contact with those individuals so when I got done playing, they were just a phone call away. And it made the transition a lot easier.?
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The Toledo Free Press - A tradition for Toledo's future
 
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