Sacramento Kings to sign 5th-year NBA veteran

Jordan McLaughlin completed his fifth season in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The former USC star finished the season averaging 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game while shooting 48.3 percent from the field and 47.2 percent from 3-point range in 56 games.

ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported Saturday night that McLaughlin will sign with the Sacramento Kings.

Via Wojnarowski: Free agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year contract with the Sacramento Kings, according to his agent, Greg Lawrence. basketball ” he told ESPN.

McLaughlin went undrafted in 2018 but could become a reliable role player for Minnesota.

He averaged 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per game while shooting 44.6% from the field and 36.9% from three-point range in 242 regular season games.

He has also appeared in 13 NBA playoff games.

Last year, McLaughlin helped lead the Timberwolves to a 56-26 record and the third seed in the Western Conference.

They reached the Western Conference Finals for the first time since the 2004 season (when Kevin Garnett was with the team).

As for the Kings, they went 46-36 last year and were the ninth seed in the Western Conference.

They beat the Golden State Warriors in the first game of the play-in tournament, but lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in the second game and missed out on the NBA playoffs.

Wojnarowski and Tim Bontemps on Saturday night report The team also acquired DeMar DeRozan.