Trayce Jackson-Davis - Golden State Warriors

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10 hours ago, RaceToTheTop said:

Re:  Trayce being a 5 in the body of a 4......

Starting centers in the league include

Bam Adebayo is 6'9", 255.  Inside player only, averages 20+

Jarrett Allen is 6'9", 243.  Inside player only.  14 and 10 player.

Robert Williams III, 6'9" 237  8/8 in 20 mpg.

Clint Capela, 6'10" 240.  12/11 player.

Kevin Looney, 6'9" 222.  7/9 player in 24 mpg

Trayce measured 6'8.25" and 240 at the combine....but the heights listed above are with shoes.  Looney was 6'8" at the combine and Adebayo was a touch under 6'9".

While I agree that the NBA views Trayce as a 5 in the body of a 4, IMO there are tons of players like that in the NBA.  And while the NBA is obviously the best league in terms of talent by far, they are also a league of copycats who want to imitate what they've seen succeed, we are also coming off a Nuggets title for a team that probably has the least athletic 4/5 combo in the NBA in Jokic and Gordon.  And IMO it's more about the two of them having really good basketball IQ as opposed to their ability to shoot from the perimeter.  Between them, they averaged taking 26 shots per game and under 5 were from distance.

A little pushback. Jokic’s skillset is second to none, best player in the League, Finals MVP, 2-time MVP light years different than TJD and Gordon not athletic? Besides being a former top 5 draft pick, he has had crazy athleticism (his slam dunk comp several yrs ago against Levine was crazy, but he took on a completely different role as a role player when traded from Orlando  to Denver — still showed off his shooting and complete floor game in one big Finals game this year. Agree their bball IQ, especially Jokic, is key but that’s also a reflection of why it’s not just height comparisons. Most of these guys have very different games, Bam and Allen — different players. (Capella’s not a bad comp imo). TJD not showing any shooting game coming into the draft held him back, along with being a senior.

All  that said, TJD to me has the game to flourish on a team like GS, he fell too far in the draft, def a steal and do think he’ll make teams pay. On GS he’ll have the opp to rim protect/block, push the ball and run in transition and get inside buckets with major outside spacing.

System, fit and development is so important in the League for whether a player sticks. TJD has a real shot at having a long career there, imo

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13 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

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Glad he isn't getting some garbage number like 36 or 47 or 93 or something.

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16 hours ago, Hovadipo said:

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I believe Podziemski was listed at 6’6” when he was at Illinois. Example number one million or so of how seriously that stuff should be taken. 

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On 6/23/2023 at 8:46 PM, Hovadipo said:

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Well that’s pretty cool 

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Ope! Missed this little nugget

 

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That is awesome. Had no idea. 

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On 6/25/2023 at 9:34 AM, Stromboli said:

 

Well that’s pretty cool 

Man I miss the Davises, they were so key to those Pacers teams

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Good clip to watch with a surprise guest at the end.

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Annoying 

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Alec Lasley  --  Hamstring issue will keep Trayce Jackson-Davis out for the second-straight game. Will look to make his debut in the Vegas Summer League, starting Friday night vs the Lakers.

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2 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

 

Could it be that TJD was waiting until this was signed until feeling ready to play

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15 hours ago, Class of '66 Old Fart said:

 

Trayce alluded to this in his interview, but it appears he and his agents told teams not to draft him unless they would give him a guaranteed contract.  That is not typical for a second round pick, and limited the teams interested which is probably why he fell to late in the second round.  Many teams probably thought he might go undrafted and they could just bid on him like a regular free agent.

it was a calculated gamble, but ensured TJD went to a team that was committed to him and it got him a bigger contract.  It obviously paid off, as he is in a great situation now.  For comparison, the Pacers picked Isaiah Wong two spots before TJD, and he signed a non-guaranteed 2-way contract.

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Spotrac has the guaranteed years at 1.1 and 1.9 million, followed by options of 2.2 and 2.4 the next two years; a possible total of $7.6 million.

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22 minutes ago, LIHoosier said:

Spotrac has the guaranteed years at 1.1 and 1.9 million, followed by options of 2.2 and 2.4 the next two years; a possible total of $7.6 million.

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Sooo comparable to his NIL in Bloomington...I kid, I kid.

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He'll wear #32.

https://www.insidethehall.com/2023/07/12/nba-jersey-numbers-contract-details-revealed-for-jalen-hood-schifino-trayce-jackson-davis/?fbclid=IwAR0zbrCiv_lVUIZm4lFK-h2v19sXQzCJkraTKffVD1rWHH5xDAE6XcYxqY0

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Sitting out again tonight but hopes to play tomorrow night.

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Great seeing TJD out there tonight

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Just showed Woody in the stands at Trayce’s game.