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The Sacramento Kings traded ahead Jalen McDaniels and a second-round choose to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, in accordance with Shams Charania of ESPN.
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The Sacramento Kings are buying and selling F Jalen McDaniels and a second-round choose to the San Antonio Spurs, sources inform ESPN. pic.twitter.com/VzGWWFz6kJ
By Charaniathe Spurs plan to waive McDaniels whereas the Kings will create roster flexibility for a “potential addition down the road” attributable to this transfer.
The 26-year-old was initially acquired by Sacramento in June commerce with the Toronto Raptors for a package deal that includes Davion Mitchell and a 2025 second-round choose.
McDaniels is about to run out contract and can earn $4.7 million through the 2024-25 season. San Antonio can use its $8 million halfway home exception so as to add it as Sacramento went from $1 million under the luxurious tax to $5.8 million under the tax following the deal, in accordance with ESPN Bobby Marques.
The Kings now have two out there roster spots.
McDaniels was initially chosen by the Charlotte Hornets with a second-round choose within the 2019 NBA Draft. Along with the Hornets and Raptors, he additionally spent 24 video games with the Philadelphia 76ers throughout their 2022-23 marketing campaign .
He owns profession averages of 6.9 factors, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 18.3 minutes per recreation with capturing instances of 44.9/32.2/77.7.
McDaniels struggled with Sacramento to start out the preseason, recording simply six factors and 5 rebounds in 25 minutes on 2-9 capturing in two appearances with the group. He additionally missed all 5 of his three-point makes an attempt.
Contemplating his lack of preseason and offseason manufacturing acquisition from star ahead DeMar DeRozan, it could have been tough for McDaniels to earn minutes in head coach Mike Brown’s rotation. Sacramento can even have extra flexibility for a possible midseason transfer.
For the Spurs, they gained some draft capital as they proceed to give attention to constructing round 2023-24 Rookie of the 12 months Victor Wembanyama.
