Jordan McRae‘s salary for this season became fully guaranteed by the Wizards on Friday, Bobby Marks of ESPN tweets.
Washington’s intentions to retain McRae were reported earlier this month. McRae has been sidelined in recent weeks due to a finger injury.
McRae’s $1.6MM contract was already partially guaranteed at $600K prior to Friday’s deadline. He is averaging 8.9 PPG, 2.4 RPG and 2.8 APG in 18.1 MPG in 13 games this season while backing up the team’s star, Bradley Beal.
The 28-year-old shooting guard underwent surgery on his right ring finger in early December to remove a pin from a previous surgery. The procedure was a precautionary measure to prevent infection.
McRae suffered a fracture to that finger during the season opener against Dallas on October 23. He returned to action on November 6. The pin became dislodged on a dunk attempt against Charlotte on November 22.
McRae had his first workout since the surgery in Toronto on Friday, Candace Buckner of the Washington Post tweets. The Wizards are in town to play the Raptors.
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Ben McLemore’s $2M salary will also become guaranteed on January 10th, then his $2.3M salary for next season will also become guaranteed on June 30th. Consider he is averaging 10.5 PPG while making almost 37% of his threes, he has been a bargain for the Rockets.
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