Jordan McLaughlin will return to the Spurs on a one-year, $3MM contract, sources tell Shams Charania of ESPN (Twitter link).
It will likely be a veteran’s minimum deal for McLaughlin, whose minimum salary this season based on his six years of NBA service would be $2,874,436.
The 29-year-old point guard was acquired from Sacramento in February as part of the De’Aaron Fox deal. He saw limited playing time in 18 games after the trade, averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 assists in 6.9 minutes per night with .536/.450/1.000 shooting numbers.
McLaughlin spent his first five NBA seasons with Minnesota after signing a two-way contract in the summer of 2019. He moved on to the Kings as a free agent last July, but didn’t see consistent playing time with them either before being traded.
McLaughlin will be the 13th standard contract for San Antonio, which opened an extra roster spot earlier today by sending Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley to Washington in exchange for Kelly Olynyk.
Should have gone back to the TIMBERPUPPIES.
Conley is getting up there in years.
BUT
Seems like the new owners are pinching pennies.
Being a second apron/second apron-adjacent team is NOT pinching pennies
Assuming that its not guaranteed?