Trayce Jackson-Davis Gets Double-Double in Final Summer League Game For Warriors
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — College basketball fans know all about Indiana's Trayce Jackson-Davis stuffing the stat sheet with double-doubles. After all, he had 50 of them during his four years in Bloomington.
NBA fans got their first taste on Saturday, when the Golden State rookie forward had 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 108-101 loss to the Toronto Raptors. He did all that in just 25 minutes of playing time, still on a minutes restriction after missing five games with a hamstring injury.
He also had two assists, two blocks and two steals, shooting 8-for-12 from the field, attacking the rim on screen-rolls with several big dunks. He also did a lot on the other end, finishing off his summer in fine fashion, doing a little bit of everything.
That's exactly what the Warriors have liked about him all along, an ability to do it all and fit right in with veteran teammates who still believe they are in a championship window.
He's joining a team with Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson, the best shooting duo in NBA history, and future Hall of Famer Chris Paul, who was traded for in the offseason. And he'll learn a lot from All-Star Draymond Green, the Michigan State star who just re-upped for four years — and $100 million.
“Getting to talk to Steph and CP (Chris Paul) and how I can help the team. Steph came up to me and said ‘we are trying to find guys that play the right way and you fit that bill,’ and that’s what I pride myself in,” Jackson-Davis told 95.7 radio in the Bay Area. “Is playing the right way and doing what coach asks me to do and try to make the most of my opportunities.
“The way they space the floor, getting guys open, setting ball screens, flipping to the rim, dunks lobs, doing stuff of that nature,” Jackson-Davis said. “I think that’s how I’ll be able to contribute to this team.”
Sure, it's just summer league, but that was all on display Saturday. He had several dunks at the rim, getting open after setting screens. He also hit open shooters and came across the lane to block two shots in impressive fashion
Last season, Jackson-Davis led the Hoosiers in scoring (20.9), rebounds (10.8), assists (4.0), and blocked shots (2.9) per game, and he was the first college player in the last 25 seasons to average 20/10/4/2 in a season. He had Indiana's highest single-season scoring average at Indiana since Eric Gordon (2008), the highest rebounding rate since Steve Downing (1972) and the highest blocked shot production since Dean Garrett (1988).
With summer league behind them, he'll now get settled in in San Francisco, continuing to get his hamstring 100 percent and begin working out with his veteran teammates. The Warriors have already said they want him on their NBA roster, and he'll learn the interior roles from Green and Kevon Looney, plus veteran newcomer Dario Saric.
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