The Sacramento Kings have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent sharpshooter Doug McDermott, sources knowledgeable ESPN’s Shams Charania on Wednesday. Sacramento shall be his seventh crew.
McDermott, 32, is coming into his eleventh NBA season. The Kings had been afforded the roster flexibility so as to add McDermott after Sacramento traded ahead Jalen McDaniels to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.
By 655 profession NBA regular-season video games (94 begins), McDermott has averaged 8.9 factors, 2.2 rebounds, 1.0 help, and 20.2 minutes per contest whereas taking pictures 47.1% from the ground, 41% from 3-point vary, and 80.6% on the free throw line.
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The 6-foot-6 McDermott was chosen eleventh total by the Denver Nuggets within the 2014 NBA draft out of Creighton. Nevertheless, he was instantly traded to the Chicago Bulls, the place he spent his first 2½ seasons of his profession.
McDermott has additionally performed for the Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder (2016-17 season), New York Knicks (2017-18 marketing campaign), Dallas Mavericks (2017-18 season), Indiana Pacers (2018-2021, 2023-24 season), and Spurs (2021-2024).
Sacramento Kings signal veteran ahead Doug McDermott a day after buying and selling Jalen McDaniels to the San Antonio Spurs
Within the 2020-21 marketing campaign with Indiana, McDermott averaged profession highs of 13.6 factors, 3.3 rebounds, 1.3 assists, and 24.5 minutes per recreation whereas taking pictures a career-best 53.2% from the sphere.
He break up final season between the Spurs and Pacers, averaging 5.5 factors over 64 video games. With San Antonio, the Creighton product recorded a season-high 18 factors at Portland on Dec. 29, 2023.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich praised McDermott for his clutch taking pictures earlier this yr.
“Everyone knows what he’s,” Popovich mentioned of McDermott final season. “He’s a man that may shoot the three. He strikes very well with out the basketball. Plus, he is aware of how you can play [and] he’s an awesome teammate. … Everyone took him in a short time; he’s been vital.”
San Antonio traded the North Dakota native to Indiana in February. He linked on 43.9% of his 3-point makes an attempt with the Spurs final season. It was a few proportion factors greater than his profession common of 41%. Although, his proportion dropped to only 32% with the Pacers.
McDermott is the son of Creighton coach Greg McDermott and was coached by his father throughout his faculty profession.
