The San Antonio Spurs have had a busy offseason. They had two lottery picks in the 2025 NBA Draft where they selected Dylan Harper and Carter Bryant, second and 14th overall respectively. San Antonio signed center Luke Kornet to a four-year deal and later traded for another center in Kelly Olynyk. On Wednesday, they re-signed one of their point guards. No, it’s not future Hall of Famer Chris Paul, but Jordan McLaughlin will be returning to the Spurs.
Spurs Re-Sign Point Guard, No, Not That One
Jordan McLaughlin Returns To The Spurs On A 1-Year Deal
Shams Charania of ESPN was the first to report on Wednesday night that Jordan McLaughlin is re-signing with the Spurs. It is a one-year deal for $3 million, a veteran’s minimum contract. The 29-year-old was acquired by San Antonio in February from the Sacramento Kings via the three-team deal that also netted them De’Aaron Fox. Previous to last season, he spent five years playing with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
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
After joining the Spurs, McLaughlin did not see much time on the court. The 6-foot point guard appeared in 18 games for San Antonio, playing 6.9 minutes per contest. He posted averages of 2.5 points and 1.5 assists while shooting 15-28 from the field (9-20 on three-pointers).
Next season will be McLaughlin’s seventh in the league, an impressive feat from a player who went undrafted out of USC. His most productive season actually came when he was a rookie with Minnesota. In that 2019-20 season, he averaged career-highs in points (7.6), assists (4.2), and minutes (19.7).
In 288 career games, McLaughlin has averages of 4.1 points, 1.4 rebounds, and 2.8 assists. He has shot 44.5% from the field, 37.3% from beyond the arc, and 74.3% from the free-throw line.
Playing Time May Be Hard To Come By Again
Perhaps McLaughlin could find a way into more playing time this season. Chris Paul, in all likelihood, is not returning to the team for next season. The Spurs also traded two guards, Malaki Branham, and Blake Wesley, in the deal that brought them Olynyk. Even with three guards off the team that were there last year, it still seems unlikely that McLaughlin will be a regular rotation piece.
There are three guards clearly ahead of McLaughlin in the pecking order for backcourt minutes. De’Aaron Fox will be returning from the left pinky surgery that ended his 2024-25 season prematurely. Stephon Castle, the fourth overall pick in the 2024 NBA Draft, is the reigning Rookie of the Year. Dylan Harper will surely be thrown into the rotation immediately after being the second selection of the 2025 NBA Draft. Devin Vassell also split his time last season between the two and three spots.
Still, injuries do occur, and players do rest. You can do worse than having McLaughin as a depth piece off the bench, a player with a career 4.3 assist-to-turnover ratio.
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