New Jersey Took Marc Jackson for a Conditional Second
The Nets acquired veteran center Marc Jackson from the Philadelphia 76ers on August 9, 2005, giving up a conditional 2006 second-round selection. The transaction register says the condition was not exercised, so Philadelphia did not receive a conveyed draft choice that became a named NBA player. New Jersey sought frontcourt scoring and backup-center minutes, while Philadelphia was changing its reserve options around Samuel Dalembert. The agreement did not include cash, multiple players or a first-round pick in the inherited canonical asset record. It was a speculative one-year veteran addition for the Nets with a draft condition that ultimately did not cost a selected prospect.
Jackson Produced a Brief New Jersey Scoring Stint
Jackson played 37 Nets games during 2005-06, without starting, averaging 4.6 points and 2.4 rebounds in 11.7 minutes. Those numbers reflect backup-center production rather than a leading offensive role. He was subsequently moved from New Jersey to the New Orleans Hornets in a separate February 2006 trade. Jackson averaged substantially more points during that later New Orleans stint, but those belong to a different franchise and should not be credited to the Nets. New Jersey’s C+ grade reflects actual short-season rotation availability and the ability to move him again, without attributing a full 2005-06 year across two clubs to the original trade. The Nets had acquired a useful veteran stopgap rather than a lasting starter.
Philadelphia Did Not Receive the Drafted Player That Was Conditional
Philadelphia moved an expendable reserve and accepted the possibility of a future second-round choice. Because the conditional pick never conveyed according to the historical transaction record, the 76ers did not add an identifiable 2006 draft prospect through this agreement. They gained roster and contract flexibility but no actual NBA player as the principal incoming trade asset. Philadelphia’s C grade captures that limited financial and optional value relative to the short stretch of games Jackson gave New Jersey. The Nets win is narrow because the player did not produce an extended starting center career there. The absence of a conveyed pick is a substantive part of the verdict, not a placeholder for a future player to be named.
Final Verdict
Nets Win. New Jersey earns C+ for 37 games and 4.6 points per contest from Marc Jackson before moving him again. Philadelphia receives C for a conditional 2006 second-round pick that was not exercised. The deal yielded actual Nets reserve minutes but no conveyed 76ers draft selection.