Lauren Jackson is an Australian former professional basketball player. In 2001, Jackson entered the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA) draft and was selected by the Seattle Storm, which viewed Jackson as a franchise player. She won two WNBA titles with the Storm, in 2004 and 2010, and was a three-time WNBA Most Valuable Player. Jackson ranks among the top WNBA players in played games, minutes played, field goals, three-point shots, and turnover percentage. She was inducted into the Australian Basketball Hall of Fame in 2019, into the Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame in 2020 and into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 2021.

Jackson made the Australian under-20 team when she was only 14 years old and was first called up to the Australian Women's National Basketball Team when she was 16 years old. She was a member of the Summer Olympics teams for Australia from 2000-2012 and captain of the 2008 Summer Olympics team, winning three silver medals. Jackson was a member of the Australian Senior Women's Team that won a silver medal at the 2002 FIBA World Championship for Women in China, co-captain of the team that won a gold medal at the 2006 Commonwealth Games in Melbourne, and captain of the team that won a gold medal at the 2006 FIBA World Championship for Women in Brazil.

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