Sacramento Kings Add Career 41% Three-Point Shooter Free Agent to New 1-Year Deal After Trading Jalen McDaniels

The Sacramento Kings completed this move after trading Jalen McDaniels (acquired from the Toronto Raptors) to the San Antonio Spurs on Monday.

McDermott is entering his 11th year in the NBA. The former Creighton Bluejay played 64 games last season for the San Antonio Spurs and Indiana Pacers, averaging 5.5 points and 1.1 assists per game while shooting 41.0 percent from three-point land.

In his 10 years in the NBA, Doug McDermott has career averages of 8.9 points, 2.2 rebounds, and 1.0 assists on 47.1 percent shooting from the field and 41.0 percent from three-point range in 655 career games.

McDermott is likely signed on a veteran’s minimum with the Sacramento Kings, who now have 14 players under contract. He’ll count against the Sacramento Kings’ cap for about $2.09 million. 

Signing Doug McDermott is a good move for the Sacramento Kings

The Sacramento Kings have reloaded their roster this summer by re-signing Malik Monk and Alex Len and acquiring DeMar DeRozan via a sign-and-trade.

Sacramento also let go of Harrison Barnes, Chris Duarte, Davion Mitchell, and Sasha Vezenkov, making McDermott’s free agent acquisition the smart thing to do because the 32-year-old is one of the top outside shooters in the league. 

McDermott will play behind Keon Ellis, DeMar DeRozan, Malik Monk, Keegan Murray, and Kevin Huerter, who was recently cleared after having shoulder surgery last season.