NBA free agency 2021: Doug McDermott agrees to three-year, $42 million deal with Spurs, per report

Doug McDermott is signing a three-year, $42 million contract with the San Antonio Spurs, based on Shams Charania of The Athletic. McDermott had spent the previous three seasons with the Indiana Pacers after signing with them in 2018 free company. Now, he’ll be part of a Spurs crew that sorely wants his skillset because it makes an attempt to retool and make its manner again into the postseason. 

San Antonio tried the fewest 3-pointers within the NBA final season at 28.4 per recreation. That has been a comparatively frequent characteristic of the Spurs offense as Gregg Popovich has favored a mid-range assault constructed round DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge. However Aldridge is now retired and DeRozan is a free agent. McDermott, in concept, is an try and modernize the supporting system round younger ball-handlers Dejounte Murray, Derrick White, Lonnie Walker and Keldon Johnson. 

McDermott is among the highest shooters within the NBA. He has hit 40.7 % of his long-range makes an attempt in his profession, however final season, he began so as to add to his recreation by capturing a career-best 64.1 % on 2-pointers and hauling in a career-high 3.3 rebounds per recreation. If McDermott can proceed to pair that capturing with a extra numerous all-around recreation, this might be an excellent deal for the Spurs. 

The Spurs nonetheless have important flexibility to both add extra free brokers or retain a few of their very own. With DeMar DeRozan, Patty Mills and Rudy Gay on the open market, the Spurs can considerably reshape their roster this offseason.