Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis scores a career-high 20 points, earns high praise from Steve Kerr, Klay Thompson
Rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis scores a career-high 20 points, earns high praise from Steve Kerr, Klay Thompson
Golden State Warriors rookie Trayce Jackson-Davis from Indiana scored a career-high 20 points in the Warriors’ 133-110 win over the Houston Rockets Thursday night. “Trayce was one of the best players at Indiana in the college scene … You can tell he’s been coached very well,” Warriors star Klay Thompson said.
Jackson-Davis, an All-American at IU, was 8-for-10 from the field go to with five rebounds, four assists, one steal and one blocked shot in his 10th start of the season for the Warriors.
“Trayce, for a rookie, it’s amazing what he’s doing,” Golden State coach Steve Kerr said according to the AP. “He’s gaining a lot more confidence with the extra playing time here in the second half of the season.”
Jackson-Davis’ previous career-high in scoring was 19 points, which he had done multiple times.
In his past 10 games, the former Indiana Mr. Basketball and McDonald’s All-American from Center Grove is averaging 10.4 points, 7.9 rebounds, 1.8 blocked shots and 2.0 assists while committing just 1.6 fouls in 26.7 minutes per game.
“Trayce was one of the best players at Indiana in the college scene,” Warriors star Klay Thompson said. “When you play for four years and you’re NBA ready — you can tell he’s been coached very well. His fundamentals are very good.
“He’s an NBA-ready player. The value we get from him as the 50-something pick, it’s very special. Give our front office credit for that, and give Trayce a ton of credit for just his readiness as a professional.
“It’s very impressive. He’s had such an incredible year. I’d assume he’d ben on one of these all-rookie teams. He’s playing that well.”
Jackson-Davis also earned praise from Scott Van Pelt on ESPN’s SportsCenter Thursday night.
Jackson-Davis was the 57th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft after playing four years for the Hoosiers, his first two under Archie Miller and his final two under Mike Woodson.
