01-03-2024, 04:21 PM
Looking around the league at missed opportunities, we find Trayce Jackson-Davis. I generally love the draft and he was one of my favorite prospects in the late first/early second rounds. He was one of the best players in college basketball and had good size and athleticism. He had 2 big downfalls- he can't shoot 3s and he wasn't 19. I expected he'd go in the top 5 picks of the 2nd round.
Inexplicably, he fell to the 57th pick in the draft. A smart organization, the Warriors, then paid cash to buy that pick and selected Jackson-Davis.
He has recently become their starting center over Kevon Looney. He rebounds, plays defense and scores with high efficiency.
As far as I can tell, he's one of only four rookies with a positive EPM. The others are Chet, Wemby and Lively. He is also signed to a four-year deal so the Warriors have a rotation player signed at a huge discount.
We could have had him for cash.
Now that we no longer have the NBA's cheapest majority owner, I hope we make similar moves in the future.
Inexplicably, he fell to the 57th pick in the draft. A smart organization, the Warriors, then paid cash to buy that pick and selected Jackson-Davis.
He has recently become their starting center over Kevon Looney. He rebounds, plays defense and scores with high efficiency.
As far as I can tell, he's one of only four rookies with a positive EPM. The others are Chet, Wemby and Lively. He is also signed to a four-year deal so the Warriors have a rotation player signed at a huge discount.
We could have had him for cash.
Now that we no longer have the NBA's cheapest majority owner, I hope we make similar moves in the future.