Ellis will occasionally text you to congratulate you on a good game or to invite you to an event. In NBA 2K17, Ellis appears as a contact on your phone. The connections unlocks for Jackson Ellis are as follows: By choosing to spend time with Jackson Ellis more and more, you would receive more beneficial unlocks for your MyPlayer. In NBA 2K16, Ellis appears as an optional connection for your off day connections. If you play well enough, you will eventually receive a shoe deal offer from the companies. He then tells your player that he will be deciding whether the companies will offer you a shoe deal or not, depending on your play. In M圜areer, your character encounters Jackson after a game in the hallway. Ellis represents the company by deciding when a player receives a shoe deal. In NBA 2K15, Ellis has now retired from the NBA and now works for Nike and Jordan. If you win a championship, Ellis offers to team up with you. The same thing happens if he wins Rookie of the Year. If you win Rookie of the Year, a cut scene shows where you were practice on a rooftop and he shows up and challenges you to a 1 on 1. If you win the bet or challenge, Ellis would congratulate you on social media. Every time your teams face off against each other, there is a short cut scene between you and Ellis in which a challenge or bet is made. In NBA 2K14, Jackson Ellis is your rival throughout your career. This is achieved through the inclusion of five different versions of Ellis in the game - one for each position - and is done to ensure that the players stand roughly eye-to-eye in cutscenes, and always match up against one another on the court.
He will always play the same position as the player character, and have a suitable height and weight. Ellis played his college ball at UCLA.Įllis' position and physical attributes vary according to the user's choices. He is extremely antagonistic towards the player character, though he will show some humility and offer to bury the hatchet if he is outperformed.
He is brash, arrogant, and supremely confident in his abilities. Jackson Ellis is introduced as a fellow Draft prospect, and the rival of the NBA 2K14 MyPLAYER character.