Former Indiana University and Center Grove High School star and 2019 Indiana Mr. Basketball Trayce Jackson-Davis has been traded from the Golden State Warriors to the Toronto Raptors for a 2026 second-round pick according to several reports Wednesday night including one from ESPN’s Shams Charania.
Jackson-Davis, a four-time All-Big Ten pick and 2022-23 consensus All-American at Indiana, averaged 6.6 points and 4.6 rebounds per game in 15.1 minutes per game in three seasons with the Warriors. He started 16 games as a rookie and 37 games last year in his second season, but he appeared in just 36 of the Warriors’ 51 games this season and averaged 4.2 points and 3.1 rebounds per game in 11.4 minutes per game this season. The Warriors acquired Al Horford in the offseason and with him, Quinten Post, Draymond Green and others getting minutes at center, Jackson-Davis spent much of the season out of the mix.
The Warriors also acquired center Kristaps Porzingis from the Hawks for former Pacers guard Buddy Hield and forward Jonathan Kuminga on Wednesday, so moving Jackson-Davis opens up space for Porzingis, who has missed the last 12 games with Achilles tendinitis.
Jackson-Davis is one of several players with Indiana ties who have changed NBA teams prior to the trade deadline. Former Purdue, Mishawaka Marian and La Lumiere star Jaden Ivey was traded from the Pistons to the Bulls earlier this week. Former Park Tudor and La Lumiere star Jaren Jackson Jr. was traded along with former IPFW star Jon Konchar from the Grizzlies to the Jazz. Former Lawrence North and Ohio State star Mike Conley Jr. has been traded twice from the Timberwolves to the Bulls and then from the Bulls to the Hornets and might end up being waived and returning to the Timberwolves.
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Reporting by Dustin Dopirak, Indianapolis Star / Indianapolis Star
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