After trading away Malaki Branham and Blake Wesley to acquire Kelly Olynyk (and losing Chris Paul to free agency), the Spurs found themselves with three open roster spots and a need to shore up their guard depth behind De’Aaron Fox, Stephon Castle and Dylan Harper. To do that, the are re-signing point guard Jordan McLaughlin to a one-year, $3 million contract, per ESPN’s Shams Sharania.
Free agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year, $3 million deal to return to the San Antonio Spurs, agent Greg Lawrence of Wasserman told ESPN. McLaughlin split last season with the Spurs and Kings, and now enters his seventh NBA campaign as a reserve guard. pic.twitter.com/DzyvaSP5cb
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 10, 2025
One likely reason for bringing McLaughlin back is the Spurs can use the veteran’s minimum to keep the $3.1 million that remains of their Non-Taxpayer Mid-Level Exception and $5.1 million of the Bi-Annual Exception, which they can in turn use on their remaining two roster spots.
Quick update, I was in a rush, sorry. https://t.co/3cu9VOibaJ
McLaughlin is probably re-signing for the vet minimum ($2.9 mil). Had he used NB rights, that would have been $3.4 mil.
Same situation for exceptions.
$3.1 mil of NTMLE and $5.1 mil of BAE available.
— Paul Garcia (@PaulGarciaNBA) July 10, 2025
McLaughlin came to San Antonio from the Sacramento Kings as part of the Fox trade in February. The six-foot guard appeared in 18 games for the Spurs, primarily in garbage time, while averaging 2.5 points and 1.5 assists while hitting 9-20 threes — an admittedly tiny sample size. He is still a decent outside shooter, though, averaging 37% across his 5-year career. McLaughlin can probably expect a similar role next season, but even if he’s an end-of-bench player, he’s also an amazing teammate and locker room presence who is always ready when called upon.
Welcome back to San Antonio, Jordan!