Golden State Warriors went through great lengths to get Trayce Jackson-Davis with the 57th pick
SAN FRANCISCO — Trayce Jackson-Davis grew anxious as each pick passed. The Indiana Hoosier center had been tabbed a late-first or early-second-round pick, but teams were passing on him.Almost every NBA team had called to strike a deal, his agent James Dunleavy told him, but most picks fell through and others came in only with two-way contract offers. Dunleavy — brother of new Warriors general manager Mike Dunleavy Jr. — assured him that a guaranteed contract would arise.
About an hour after Jackson-Davis, 23, sent his Tweet, the Warriors came calling with a guaranteed spot. Golden State entered the draft with no second-round picks, but swung a trade with the Washington Wizards for Patrick Baldwin Jr. in a deal that won’t be official until July 6 to get the second-round’s penultimate selection. He’s expected to have a spot on the 15-man roster, Dunleavy said.
“Credit my teammates for that,” he said. “For giving me the ball in open space, making the right plays, cutting to the basket and relocating for shots so I can get them open shots.” Perhaps Jackson-Davis can grow as a screener — another big responsibility for bigs on Steph Curry-centric Warriors teams to get shooters going off ball. And for that lesson, perhaps Jackson-Davis can go to his dad: Former Indiana Pacer Dale Davis, who played alongside an all-time great shooter in Hall of Famer Reggie Miller.
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