After nine-straight games in the Golden State Warriors rotation, including at least 12 minutes in seven of the past eight, Trayce Jackson-Davis was left out against the Toronto Raptors at Scotiabank Arena on Sunday afternoon.
While it made some sense given the Raptors were without starting center Jakob Poeltl, and subsequently started small with Scottie Barnes at center, it was still a brutal call on Jackson-Davis who had re-emerged as an impactful piece off the bench in recent times.
Trayce Jackson-Davis' latest benching was completely undeserved
The Warriors had been a +32 in Jackson-Davis' minutes over the past eight games, including being a +8 in the 126-116 win over the Dallas Mavericks on Christmas Day where the third-year center had 10 points, five rebounds and a block in less than 13 minutes.