Golden State Warriors center Trayce Jackson-Davis has to face a harsh reality heading into the season. Given the current state of the Warriors' roster, he is not in the rotation and unlikely to find his way into it anytime soon - as the team's first preseason game made clear.
Jackson-Davis was a late-round steal for the Warriors in 2023, the penultimate pick of the second round at pick No. 57. A college star at Indiana, "TJD" stepped onto a good Warriors team and carved out a role early on. As a rookie, he played in 68 games, including 16 starts, and was hyper-efficient as a scorer and finisher.