Mark Jackson is a basketball coach and retired NBA player. In this piece, we'll take a look at Mark Jackson's net worth in 2021.
Mark Jackson's Net Worth in 2021 (estimate): $6 million
Mark Jackson's net worth in 2021 is $6 million. This is according to multiple reputable outlets such as Celebrity Net Worth.
Mark Jackson was born in Brooklyn, New York in 1965. He became one of the nation's best amateur point guards while attending Bishop Loughlin Memorial High School, cementing his status while playing college ball at St. John's University. He'd play all four seasons in college before declaring for the NBA Draft in 1987.
Jackson was then selected 18th overall in the 1987 NBA Draft by the New York Knicks. He was drafted to be a key piece in a contending team with the likes of Patrick Ewing and Charles Oakley. Jackson had a very promising rookie season, putting up almost 14 points and 11 assists to win an unlikely Rookie of the Year award. He'd continue this momentum in his sophomore year, wherein he averaged a career-high 16.9 points to go along with 8.6 assists, good enough to make the All-Star team. However, that was as good as it got for Jackson in the Big Apple, as his scoring went down to single digits after his All-Star season. His scoring picked back up in his 5th season, but he'd get traded to the Los Angeles Clippers right after. Jackson averaged 12 points and 8 assists during his first stint with the Knicks
His time with the Clippers was as uneventful as it was short. He did average 14.4 points in L.A, but that was really as good as it got for the rest of the 6'1” point guard's NBA career stats-wise. He would get traded to the Indiana Pacers after just two seasons with the Clips, averaging 12.7 points and 8.7 assists.
Jackson did quite well in Indiana, despite what his lower scoring might indicate. He did average just below 9 points with the team, but he averaged 7.7 assists as well. He was instrumental to the Pacers at the time, as they reached the Conference Finals in his first season with the team.
He'd get traded to the Denver Nuggets after two seasons but would be dealt back to the Pacers in the middle of the 1996-97 season. He continued right where he left off, averaging 8 and 8 as he helped the franchise reach their first and only NBA Finals appearance since the merger. He was a key piece alongside Reggie Miller and Jaylen Rose as they lost to Shaquille O'Neal and Kobe Bryant's Los Angeles Lakers in the 2000 Finals.
Jackson then signed for the Toronto Raptors thereafter, although he'd only play there for half a season. He went back to New York aged 35, wherein he managed to help them make the Playoffs once again as a starter. He'd get traded to and swiftly waived by the Denver Nuggets after a season and a half with the Knicks.
Jackson would get picked up by the Utah Jazz in his penultimate season as a player. He'd play his last NBA game with the Houston Rockets before retiring in 2005.
Life after professional basketball meant broadcasting work for Jackson initially. He'd work as an analyst for the New Jersey Nets on the YES Network alongside color commentator Marv Albert. Jackson would also work for ABC with Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy. However, he would quit on the YES Network in 2009. This would, at this point, all contribute to Mark Jackson's net worth in 2021.
Jackson would then be hired to be the head coach of the Golden State Warriors. At the time, the Warriors had just made the Playoffs once in 17 seasons, with the We Believe Warriors making it all the way to the Conference Semifinals as the 8th seed. It was looking up for the Warriors once again when Jackson took the helm; they had stars David Lee and Monta Ellis leading the team, veterans Richard Jefferson and Nate Robinson, and they had just drafted promising sharpshooter Klay Thompson with the 11th overall pick. Oh, and they also had this young player named Stephen Curry who had quite a bit of potential in him, barring the ankle injuries.
The team did finish with just 23 wins in Jackson's first season, but would swiftly pick it up the next year with 47 wins and a 6th-seed finish. The team would improve even further in the 2013-14 season, winning 50+ games for the first time since 1994 to go with Steph Curry's first All-Star appearance. Unfortunately, Jackson's GSW would lose in heartbreaking fashion against the Los Angeles Clippers in 7 games.
Despite the team's steady improvement under Jackson, Warriors management decided to remove him as head coach in favor of first-time coach Steve Kerr.
The Warriors, of course, have gone on to win three NBA Championships in five straight Finals appearances. Jackson, meanwhile, has not coached an NBA team again as of yet. He is now currently with ESPN as an NBA broadcaster once again alongside Mike Breen and Jeff Van Gundy.
Jackson is a 1x NBA All-Star, Rookie of the Year, All-Rookie First Team selection, and 1x Assists Champion. He ranks 5th all-time in total career assists (10,334), going as far as ranking 2nd in the all-time assists charts just behind John Stockton. Throughout his 14-year career, he has averaged 9.6 points, 3.8 rebounds, and exactly 8 assists.
As a long-tenured NBA player, head coach, and now NBA broadcaster, Jackson is worth $6 million in 2021.
With all of these, were you at all stunned by Mark Jackson's net worth?
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