Sources – Kings deal Jalen McDaniels, 2nd round pick to Spurs

The Sacramento Kings are buying and selling ahead Jalen McDaniels, their 2031 second-round decide and money issues to the San Antonio Spurs, sources advised ESPN on Monday.

The Spurs will waive McDaniels, sources mentioned, and Sacramento now has roster flexibility for a possible transfer down the road. The Spurs will obtain a 2025 top-55 protected second-round decide by way of Chicago within the deal, in response to ESPN’s Bobby Marks.

The Kings acquired McDaniels from the Toronto Raptors in June in change for Davion Mitchell, Sasha Vezenkov and a 2025 second-round decide by way of the Portland Path Blazers.

McDaniels is within the second yr of a two-year, $9.2 million deal he signed with the Raptors within the 2023 offseason.

McDaniels, 26, has averaged 6.9 factors and three.3 rebounds over his 5 NBA seasons. He averaged 10.1 minutes and three.4 factors in 50 video games for the Raptors final season.