Trayce Jackson-Davis Agrees to 4-Year Deal With Warriors, First 2 Years Guaranteed
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Former Indiana star Trayce Jackson-Davis bet on himself — and he won. On Wednesday he agreed to a four-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, with the first two years fully guaranteed.
That's a first-round type of deal for Jackson-Davis, who was picked with the 57th overall pick in the second round by the Washington Wizards as part of a deal to wind up in Golden State, a title-contending franchise that considered the Indiana All-American a first-round talent all along.
In the NBA, all first-round picks get four-year deals with the first two years guaranteed. Second-round picks are on their own, with no guaranteed money. Jackson-Davis told several teams on draft night two weeks ago that it was what he wanted — and he got it.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski was the first to report the deal. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Jackson-Davis had a busy June during the draft process, visiting with more than a dozen teams and working out for each of them. All that work — and repeated nights in hotels — wore him out a bit, and he's dealing with a right hamstring injury at the moment, missing the Warriors' first two summer league games in Sacramento.
He's hoping to play this weekend in Las Vegas when the Warriors – and the other 29 NBA teams — descend on the Nevada city for a week-plus of games from Friday through July 17.
Jackson-Davis was a first-team All-America selection, and he played in 32 of Indiana's 35 games, averaging 20.9 points, 10.8 rebounds, 4.0 assists, and 2.9 blocks per game.
He was the first major-college men’s basketball player to average at least 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists, and two blocks in a season in over 25 years.
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