Trayce Jackson-Davis One Vote Shy of Making NBA All-Rookie Team

When Trayce Jackson-Davis was selected 57th overall in the 2023 NBA Draft, he sent out a memorable Tweet.

Y’all will regret it… I promise you.
— TJD (@TrayceJackson) June 23, 2023

Jackson-Davis was passed up by nearly every NBA franchise in last June's draft, despite an All-American career at Indiana, where Jackson-Davis became the program's all-time leader in rebounds and blocked shots and finished third on the all-time scoring chart. The Golden State Warriors traded with the Washington Wizards on draft night to acquire Jackson-Davis, and he outperformed his draft slot by a wide margin.

As a rookie, Jackson-Davis started 16 games and played in 68, logging 16.6 minutes per game. He averaged 7.9 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 1.1 blocks per game.

His 70.2% field goal percentage ranked fourth in the NBA among players with at least 175 attempts, and it's No. 1 all-time among Hoosiers with at least 300 field goal attempts in a single NBA season.

On Monday, the NBA All-Rookie teams were announced, and Jackson-Davis fell one vote short of making the second team. Memphis forward GG Jackson received 43 votes, and Jackson-Davis received 42. By this measure, he had the 11th best season among NBA rookies in 2023-24.

Here's who made the first and second teams ahead of Jackson-Davis.

First team

Chet Holmgren, Oklahoma City (16.5 ppg, 7.9 rpg)
Victor Wembanyama, San Antonio (21.4 ppg, 10.6 rpg)
Brandon Miller, Charlotte (17.3 ppg, 4.3 rpg)
Jaime Jaquez Jr., Miami (11.9 ppg, 3.8 rpg)
Brandin Podziemski, Golden State (9.2 ppg, 5.8 rpg)

Second team

Dereck Lively, Dallas (8.8 ppg, 6.9 rpg)
Amen Thompson, Houston (9.5 ppg, 6.6 rpg)
Keyonte George, Utah (13.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg)
Cason Wallace, Oklahoma City (6.8 ppg, 2.3 rpg)
GG Jackson, Memphis (14.6 ppg, 4.1 rpg)

Here's how the voting played out.

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