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Eric Nehm: The Milwaukee Bucks are declining the team option on Andre Jackson Jr. for next season, making him an unrestricted free agent, a team source tells @TheAthletic .
A local NBA star is coming home to host a basketball camp next weekend. Amsterdam native and Albany Academy alumnus Andre Jackson Jr. and Foundation 44 are hosting a basketball clinic on Saturday, June 27th.
Jim Owczarski: Pete Nance checks in. Andre Jackson Jr. was inactive in Miami while Nance was available (DNP). Doc Rivers was wholly uninterested in talking about an impeding roster decision re: Nance pregame.
Shams Charania: The Bucks have also waived forward Tyler Smith, their second-round pick in 2024, sources tell ESPN. Milwaukee keeps Amir Coffey and Andre Jackson Jr. on the regular season roster by waiving Smith and Chris Livingston.
Michael Scotto: Milwaukee Bucks guard Andre Jackson Jr will have his $2.22 million salary fully guaranteed after winning a training camp battle, league sources told @hoopshype . Jackson is a versatile defender who earned the trust of Bucks coach Doc Rivers and started 43 of 67 games last season.
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Thus, Milwaukee was deliberating between parting ways with either Tyler Smith or Andre Jackson Jr., with one roster spot left. Over the weekend, the Bucks gauged the trade market on Smith, league sources told HoopsHype. Should Milwaukee not find a suitable trade partner before Monday’s 5:00 p.m. ET roster cutdown deadline, Smith is expected to be waived, league sources said.
Although Andre Jackson is under contract for the 2025-26 season and will make $2.2 million, his contract is only guaranteed for $800,000 and becomes fully guaranteed on opening night. Could this result in Jackson being the player who ends up being cut after the recent Antetokounmpo signing? While the team has believed in his potential, the 23-year-old was on the trade block before last season's trade deadline, league sources told ClutchPoints. The Bucks were seeking two second-round picks in a trade for Jackson, but they never received an offer including more than one second-round pick.
Keith Smith: As part of agreeing to move his contract guarantee back with the Milwaukee Bucks, Andre Jackson Jr. got his deal partially guaranteed for $800K, a league source told @spotrac . Jackson's contract will become fully guaranteed on opening night of the 2025-26 season.
Per a league source, Andre Jackson Jr. and the Bucks have agreed to push back the guarantee date on Jackson's contract for the 2025-26 season. That date was previously the end of the day today.
Jim Owczarski: Damian Lillard is down. His left ankle/foot went out from under him as he went for a loose ball. He needed to be helped off the court by Doc Rivers and head trainer Scott Faust. Andre Jackson Jr. then helped him to locker room.
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Eric Nehm: Here is the Bucks' injury report vs. the Clippers on Thursday: Questionable: Giannis Antetokounmpo (Left Calf Strain) Andre Jackson Jr. (Right Wrist Sprain) Damian Lillard (Right Hamstring Strain) Out: Chris Livingston, Liam Robbins, Stanley Umude (G League)
Slam Dunk Contest high flier and Milwaukee Bucks wing Andre Jackson Jr has signed a deal with Adidas ahead of Saturday’s showcase event. The added detail here is that the 23-year-old Jackson will be named to “Team Dame,” the newly formed roster of athletes that will support Adidas lifetime endorser Damian Lillard’s ongoing signature series.Look for Jackson Jr. to lace up this "Outer Limits" Dame 9 in the contest. Both Lillard and The Three Stripes will continue looking to sign additional athletes across the pro and NIL levels as they build out his signature brand for the remainder of his Hall of Fame career and establish ambassadors for his post-career path.
Nick DePaula: BREAKING: Bucks high flier Andre Jackson Jr. has signed a shoe deal with Adidas ahead of the Slam Dunk Contest. 📄✍️ Look for @AndreJackson111 to support Adidas’ lifetime athlete Damian Lillard’s signature series and lace up this "Outer Limits" Dame 9 in the Dunk Contest. pic.x.com/CSOZCOYLdV
