According to a report from Shams Charania of ESPN, the Sacramento Kings and forward Doug McDermott have agreed to a one-year contract. McDermott finished the 2023-24 season as a member of the Indiana Pacers.
For his career, he is a 41 percent shooter on threes.
The Kings are signing NBA free agent guard/forward Doug McDermott to a one-year contract, per Shams Charania of ESPN. Whether or not the deal is guaranteed is anyone’s guess at this point, but given McDermott’s experience in the NBA, it likely is more than just a contract for training camp.
He is a career 41.0 percent three-point shooter across 655 total contests with the Bulls, Thunder, Knicks, Mavericks, Pacers and Spurs.
Doug McDermott is coming off a year where he spent time with the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers. McDermott finished the season with averages of 5.5 points and 1.1 rebounds per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 41.1% from the three-point range in 64 games.
While many of the top teams in the Eastern Conference made bold, risky moves this offseason, the Pacers chose a different path.
Multiple teams still have one or two open roster spots to fill.
The Los Angeles Lakers may be at capacity when it comes to roster spots. However, that doesn’t stop anyone from pushing them to add new players. That’s the case with a recent story from Bleacher Report, where LA was tabbed as a perfect destination for a particular forward.
The Los Angeles Lakers haven’t improved their roster this summer after missing out on some of their top free-agent targets. Because of this, they might have to settle for what’s left out there on the market.
Want to make a run at a ring? The Boston Celtics have a roster spot open.
Doug McDermott is coming off a year where he played for the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers. He finished the regular season with averages of 5.5 points and 1.1 assists per contest while shooting 43.3% from the field and 41.0% from the three-point range in 64 games.
The Pacers are missing their starting point guard, but they got a lot from their backups to start Game 4.
The New York Knicks are expected to be busy this offseason. Their roster could look different than it did this past season, and as Bleacher Report suggests, the Knicks could add veteran depth in the form of Indiana Pacers F Doug McDermott.
The Indiana Pacers continue a homestand tonight as they host Mikal Bridges and the Brooklyn Nets. Both teams are 5-5 across their last 10 games and lost their most recent outing.
INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana Pacers wing Doug McDermott was able to practice today as he approaches a return to action for the blue and gold. McDermott has been dealing with a strained right calf, and it has kept him out for the last few weeks.
INDIANAPOLIS — Doug McDermott was brought back to the Indiana Pacers on trade deadline day earlier this month. After the Pacers sent Buddy Hield to the Philadelphia 76ers, they needed shooting on the perimeter, so they turned to the San Antonio Spurs for help.
After three seasons with the team, the San Antonio Spurs traded veteran shooter Doug McDermott to the Indiana Pacers prior to the trade deadline on Thursday afternoon.
The Pacers will acquire Doug McDermott from the Spurs, tweets ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski.
The Minnesota Timberwolves already crossed one item off their NBA trade deadline shopping list by adding Monte Morris.
When Doug McDermott hit five of six three-pointers to help the San Antonio Spurs to their first win of 2024 and only their sixth of the season, it was impressive enough.
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