GOLDEN STATE WARRIORS MEDIA CONFERENCE

June 29, 2023

Trayce Jackson-Davis

Media Conference

Q. How have the last couple days of practice gone?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: I think it's gone well, playing with new guys, having our first practice today, just going out there and playing hard, doing my best. But overall it's been a solid vibe. The first practice today we played hard, we competed, and I'm excited to get started.

Q. What's Jacob Rubin like as a coach?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: He's good. He's intense, but he's a stand-up guy and he likes to have fun. He likes us to play and run and he likes us to play our game, so that's what we're going to do. But overall I'm glad we have such an up beat guy as our coach. It's refreshing.

Q. What has been the biggest transition for you throughout this process of moving out here and everything like that?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: Moving out here, just staying in hotels from city to city. Finally just being in one spot and just kind of getting on a routine was really just what I'm about. It's been good, though. Finally just staying in one spot has been very solid.

Q. It's one thing to watch it on TV or see it on film. But what have you learned about the Warriors' system?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: That they like to play really fast. That's probably the biggest thing that I need to acclimate to. The offense that I was in, we kind of played it slow, methodical, and this is upbeat, push the ball, push the pace.

Q. What does that require of you?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: Just being ready to catch, swing, set screen-and-rolls, being a lob threat, stuff of that nature.

Q. Trey, I saw last year 4.0 assists per game for you. That's a pretty big number for a big man at the college level. When did playmaking become more of an emphasis for you?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: I think Coach Woodson did a really good job in the sense of just showing me film, how to make plays, and was just something that I had to work on in practice, just running through plays, seeing the options, and that's just something I'm going to have to continue to do, especially playing with such great shooters now.

Q. Are there guys that you model your game after, and where do you think your playmaking skills out of the post and on the run fits in with this system?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: I think just the way that they play, just being able to pass the ball out of their short roll, handing it off, being a lob threat, putting pressure on the remote, things I'm really good at. I'm just going to have to continue to grow in those areas.

Q. Anything surprise you about the first couple days? You said the speed.

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: Yeah, the speed surprised me. Not really surprised me, but just watch it on TV and then you get out there and do it, it's just something that you've got to get used to. But overall it's been really solid. I feel like the guys brought me in right away that I'm with in Summer League, so just got to continue to work.

Q. How would you explain what you bring to the table defensively and what's one part of your game on that side of the ball you want to continue to grow?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: Just being able to alter and block shots is something I bring to the table. Without fouling, just walling up vertically, getting my hands on balls and stuff of that nature. That's just something that I have to continue to work at.

Q. Is there a player you're looking forward to playing or being able to swat away a shot?

TRAYCE JACKSON-DAVIS: Not necessarily. Just going up against whoever is in front of me. It's the NBA, so guys might get the best of me sometimes, but I'm just going to try to go out there and block every shot.