Nearly everybody in addition to Stephen Curry may discover themselves in commerce hypothesis for the Golden State Warriors over the subsequent few weeks, with the franchise anticipated to make one other transfer earlier than the February 6 deadline.
The Warriors have various younger gamers they may use in commerce situations, together with Jonathan Kuminga and Brandin Podziemski, who’re extensively thought of the 2 most proficient items on the roster.
Warriors middle Trayce Jackson-Davis reportedly drawing commerce curiosity
Kuminga and Podziemski are usually not the one younger gamers who may curiosity rival groups, with Trayce Jackson-Davis additionally attracting exterior curiosity amid a latest return to the beginning line-up from Steve Kerr.
“Trayce Jackson-Davis is somebody who has gotten a number of exterior curiosity when the Warriors have talked to different NBA groups,” NBA insider Jake Fischer stated on Bleacher Report Friday.
Though he began the primary 17 video games of the season, Jackson-Davis obtained off to a disappointing begin after such a powerful rookie yr the place he completed eleventh in All-Rookie Crew voting and thus narrowly missed a spot in second workforce honors.
After a interval through which he misplaced his beginning position and noticed his minutes decline — together with a DNP in opposition to the Minnesota Timberwolves on Dec. 8 — Jackson-Davis returned with a vengeance and was one among Golden’s solely vibrant spots State within the final 4 video games.
The 24-year-old averaged 13.8 factors, 8.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.3 blocks on 69.4% capturing over the past 4 video games, together with 15 factors, 9 rebounds, two assists and two steals in opposition to the LA Clippers on Friday night time. .
Whereas the rival’s curiosity in Jackson-Davis could seem considerably shocking at first look, his extremely team-friendly contract is an apparent issue as to why groups would need to commerce for him. Because the 57th total decide within the 2023 NBA Draft, Jackson-Davis is the second on a four-year, $7.6 million contract that features a workforce possibility for the ultimate season.
In immediately’s period of punitive first and second fiscal aprons, having a rotation participant on such an affordable contract is extremely precious, to not point out a participant who can really begin for you. If something, that is why the Warriors could have a tough time transferring Jackson-Davis except one other large wage is concerned.
The opposite issue is that if Jackson-Davis is concerned in a commerce, Golden State would virtually actually want one other (and ideally beginning caliber) middle in return on condition that Kevon Looney is the one different large legit man on the primary roster. .
