Almost immediately after his hometown Indiana Pacers passed on him late in the second round, Trayce Jackson-Davis made a bold proclamation on Twitter.
“Y’all will regret it… I promise you,” the former Indiana player tweeted.
It wasn’t just missing out on playing at home. Jackson-Davis had slipped out of the first round despite being a top-30 player on multiple draft big boards — not to mention how highly he probably views his own talent — heading into the 2023 NBA Draft. Naturally, he was frustrated.
The 23-year-old did get his opportunity to start working toward making other teams regret passing on him in the second round, when the Warriors selected him with the 57th overall pick.