Report: Warriors Trade Backup Center to Raptors for Draft Pick

The Golden State Warriors traded Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Torontro Raptors for a 2026 second-round pick via the Lakers, ESPN's Shams Charania reported.

Minutes before, Charania reported that the Warriors traded Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield for Hawks big man Kristaps Porzingis.

With that in mind, it made sense to move TJD, who would have been the Warriors' fourth-string center.

Combined with the Porzingis move, the Warriors created two open roster spots.

ClutchPoints' Brett Siegel reported that they will use one to convert Pat Spencer's two-way contract into a standard contract.

The Warriors could look to the buyout market to fill their last roster spot.

Who the Warriors Could Target with Last Roster Spot

On the one hand, the Warriors would have been crowded at center with TJD, Quinten Post, Al Horford and Porzingis, not to mention Draymond Green often plays small-ball 5.

On the other hand, Horford is a 39-year-old who doesn't play back-to-backs, and Porzingis has played just 17 games this season.

So the Warriors could target a center, and the most obvious candidate is Charles Bassey, who just ended a 10-day contract with the 76ers.

Bassey was dominating in the G League this season, averaging 19.2 points and 11.7 rebounds in 24 games with the Santa Cruz Warriors and Delaware Blue Coats.

He's ineligible for a two-way contract, and the Warriors didn't have a roster spot until now, which is why they couldn't prevent him from going to Philadelphia in the first place.

If the Warriors can't land Bassey, they should look for someone who can play some wing minutes. They are still so thin on the wings after Jimmy Butler's torn ACL.

Malevy Leons doesn't seem ready to play important NBA minutes and LJ Cryer is 6'0", so the Warriors don't have the answer to their problem from a player currently on a two-way contract.