The Boston Celtics defeated the Sacramento Kings 113-95. Jayson Tatum scored 25 points with 7 rebounds and 8 assists but left the game with an ankle injury in the third quarter.
Scoring off the bench. That’s what the New York Knicks desperately need to address next summer. Thankfully, a sharpshooter with a reputation for streaky scoring explosions could be an option for them in free agency.
One primary concern for the Sacramento Kings heading into the 2024-25 regular season was their lack of forward depth behind a starting tandem of Keegan Murray and DeMar DeRozan.
How many of the NBA players with at least 30 games with 30 points in the postseason can you name in five minutes?
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.
The Sacramento Kings are trying to rekindle their offense after a down 2023-24 season. Enter, Doug McDermott.
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.
With September approaching, Doug McDermott is still a free agent. The veteran NBA wing last played for the Indiana Pacers but is still looking for his next basketball home.
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.
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.
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.
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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.
According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the San Antonio Spurs are expected to trade Doug McDermott this season. McDermott and Cedi Osman are two veterans that the Spurs have made available before the February 8 trade deadline, per Stein.
First-year sensation Victor Wembanyama has taken the NBA by storm, but he's still a rookie.
It's December 15, which unofficially kicks off the NBA's trade season. Several players who were acquired during the offseason no longer have exceptions tied to them, which opens up doors and opportunities for all 30 teams in the league.
Doug McDermott is the odd man out. He joined the San Antonio Spurs in the summer of 2021 and immediately started all 51 games he played in, setting a career-high.
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