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Trayce Jackson-Davis Rumors
Golden State’s biggest weakness is their lack of elite play at the big man positions. The Warriors were starting the 6-foot-6 Draymond Green and Trayce Jackson-Davis — a second-round pick who averaged 6.6 points last season — towards the end of the playoffs. “Their ceiling is really kind of the move that they make in the offseason to upgrade themselves athletically right in the front court,” says Davis. “I personally think they need some front-court athleticism to compete in the West with Nikola Jokic, Naz Reid and people like that.”
Warriors move Trayce Jackson-Davis into starting lineup for Game 3
Anthony Slater: The Warriors will start Trayce Jackson-Davis at center tonight. From out of the rotation to a major role. Game 3 starters Brandin Podziemski, Buddy Hield, Jimmy Butler, Draymond Green, Trayce Jackson-Davis
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr affirms that Kuminga and TJD will be part of Game 3 rotation. "There's no Steph. It's a completely different team." "Everything has to be about finding a new formula and JK is absolutely a part of that formula." "(TJD) showed he can be effective against this team."
Jackson-Davis finished with 15 points and six rebounds in his 19 minutes. He made all six of his shots, earned another look in the second half and already had Kerr announce postgame that he’d get Game 3 opportunities. He ran some high-screen action with Butler that is sure to be a part of the game plan. “The domino effect of Steph being out led to Trayce playing tonight,” Kerr said. “Because we need the scoring. We need the finishing. You saw what he did out there. We had found a formula over the last couple of months and obviously we’re having a lot of success, but without Steph the formula completely goes out the window, and we’ve got to figure out the next one.”
Dave McMenamin: GSW's Jackson-Davis landed on Edwards' left foot, causing the aggravated ankle. Edwards turned the ankle in Game 4 of the first round against the Lakers.
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Young big man Trayce Jackson-Davis had a good night for the Warriors in the loss, finishing with 19 points and seven rebounds on 9-for-12 shooting. However, head coach Steve Kerr wasn't looking for any silver linings when asked about Jackson-Davis' performance after the game, via 95.7 The Game. “I can’t sit here after that and be excited about anything,” Kerr said. “He scored 19 points. Great. He’s having a good season. But who the hell cares if we’re not competitive? If we don’t have a competitive spirit, a fight, and a willingness to compete through everything. I'm not gonna sit here and talk about any so-and-so had some points. Great. Who cares? It's about us competing. Being the Warriors. Being the team we've been for 10 years and not feeling sorry for ourselves. That's what I'm thinking about tonight. ”
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr: “I feel better about our young group than I ever have.” Reiterated he thinks Kuminga is “turning a corner,” TJD is making a “leap,” Podziemski’s all-around glue game and a hope Moody “can get healthy and on a run.”
Anthony Slater: Steve Kerr closed with Steph, Schröder, Wiggins, Kuminga and Draymond the other night and that could become more consistent. “The other guy that has to factor in is Trayce.” Sounds like that is the core six of a tightening Warriors’ rotation. pic.x.com/Ys1nJwqhaE
Anthony Slater: Trayce Jackson-Davis said the Warriors had a player-led meeting pregame and Steph Curry spoke, delivering a message that they're at a pivot point of the season and, as TJD said, "this can go one way or the other." "He's right." The Warriors are 3-10 in their last 13.
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Warriors defeat Timberwolves 113-103. Stephen Curry leads the way with 31 points for Golden State, followed by Trayce Jackson-Davis' 15 points and nine rebounds. Anthony Edwards struggles for Minnesota with 19 points on 6-for-20 shooting.
Teams interested in Kevon Looney trade
After swiftly addressing its need for a secondary scorer behind Stephen Curry with Sunday's acquisition of Dennis Schröder, Golden State is still evaluating its own center rotation, sources say. The Warriors have famously filled minutes with defensive savant Draymond Green at the five spot. And while Steve Kerr is known to hold great affinity for Kevon Looney, Golden State's veteran center has garnered plenty of early interest from around the league, sources say, as the Warriors consider whether or not to add another piece to a rotation that also features standout sophomore Trayce Jackson-Davis. Before ceding the role back to Looney recently, Jackson-Davis started 18 games this season.
But 21 games into the season, Kerr is still trying to piece his 12-man puzzle together. His most used lineup is Curry, Green, Wiggins, Waters and Jackson-Davis, which is a plus-14 over 71 minutes together, according to ESPN Research. With Melton out for the season, Kerr has found success when Curry, Green, Wiggins and Hield share the floor. The four are plus-52.
Kerr pinpointed a specific sequence late in the second quarter, calling a Podziemski decision to attempt a fast-break alley-oop “frankly insane.” It came with the Warriors up 10 and in full control. Podziemski had just dug out a steal on a failed Nikola Jokić drive and pushed it into the frontcourt with a numbers advantage. An easy early pass to Trayce Jackson-Davis was available to his left as he crossed half court. It would’ve led to a likely dunk. But he instead probed into the lane and tried a lob, which was intercepted and turned into a Jokić layup on the other end. Any four-point swing like this is huge in a close game. “Five-on-four,” Kerr said. “Keep hitting singles. Throw the ball to the open guy. He had the same play last week against Brooklyn when he tried to throw a lob over his shoulder. He cannot be that guy.”
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