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Trayce Jackson-Davis selected in 2nd round of 2023 NBA Draft
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Trayce Jackson-Davis was one of the final picks of the night on Thursday for the 2023 NBA Draft.
The Golden State Warriors traded for the No. 57 overall pick — the penultimate selection of this year’s draft — to take Jackson-Davis.
Welcome to #DubNation, Trayce! @HPE || #DubsDraft pic.twitter.com/l7cRTTxyks
— Golden State Warriors (@warriors) June 23, 2023
The next stop for Jackson-Davis is Summer League, where he will try to leave an impressive on Golden State’s front office. Jackson-Davis will likely be competing for a roster spot with the Warriors this offseason.
Warriors GM Mike Dunleavy told reporters late Thursday night that the plan is for Jackson-Davis to be on the team’s 15-man roster, as opposed to occupying a 2-way slot.
Dunleavy said Jackson-Davis was much higher on the Warriors’ board than No. 57:
Mike Dunleavy said the plan is to have Trayce Jackson-Davis on the 15-man roster. “We’re not overly loaded in the frontcourt.” Said he had TJD much higher on their board. pic.twitter.com/RwZva3BvOv
— Anthony Slater (@anthonyVslater) June 23, 2023
Jackson-Davis was projected to be an early 2nd round pick. During his slide down the draft board, he shared this message on Twitter:
Y’all will regret it… I promise you.
— TJD (@TrayceJackson) June 23, 2023
Jacksono-Davis had a very productive career at Indiana. Last season, he recorded 20.9 points and 10.8 rebounds per contest.
Spenser is the news manager at Saturday Road and covers college football across all Saturday Football brands.