▁Player ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁award . ▁Jackson ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Oregon ▁with ▁a ▁degree ▁in ▁political ▁science . ▁ ▁Professional ▁career ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁selected ▁by ▁Cleveland ▁with ▁the ▁t enth ▁pick ▁overall ▁of ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁NBA ▁D raft , ▁his ▁playing ▁time ▁with ▁the ▁Cav ali ers ▁was ▁limited ▁to ▁only ▁ 4 6 ▁games ▁over ▁his ▁first ▁two ▁NBA ▁seasons . ▁That ▁Fall , ▁Cleveland ▁trad ed ▁Jackson , ▁along ▁with ▁an ▁und is closed ▁amount ▁of ▁c ash , ▁to ▁the ▁Boston ▁C elt ics ▁in ▁return ▁for ▁center ▁D way ne ▁Jones ; ▁Jackson ▁was ▁wa ived ▁before ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 6 – 0 7 ▁season ▁started ▁on ▁October ▁ 2 7 . ▁ ▁Rec over ed ▁from ▁his ▁inj uries , ▁Jackson ▁signed ▁with ▁the ▁Id aho ▁St amp ede ▁of ▁the ▁N B DL . ▁Jackson ▁aver aged ▁ 1 2 . 5 ▁points , ▁ 2 . 3 ▁reb ounds ▁and ▁ 3 . 2 ▁ass ists ▁in ▁ 3 0 . 8 ▁minutes ▁in ▁six ▁games ▁with ▁Id aho , ▁gain ing ▁the ▁attention ▁of ▁the ▁injury ▁r att led ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁C li ppers . ▁He ▁signed ▁to ▁a ▁ 1 0 - day ▁contract ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁with ▁the ▁C li ppers , ▁but ▁his ▁stay ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles ▁was ▁brief , ▁appearing ▁in ▁only ▁three ▁games . ▁ ▁On ▁March ▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 7 ,