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San Antonio Spurs: Grading The Offseason

By Gerald Bourguet

May 14, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (left) hugs Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge (right) talk after game five of the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 104-82. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports
May 14, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan (left) hugs Portland Trail Blazers forward LaMarcus Aldridge (right) talk after game five of the second round of the 2014 NBA Playoffs at AT&T Center. The Spurs won 104-82. Mandatory Credit: Soobum Im-USA TODAY Sports /
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February 21, 2015; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Ray McCallum (3) moves the ball up court against the Los Angeles Clippers during the first half at Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports /

Trading For Ray McCallum

Ray McCallum doesn’t really move the needle too much, but for a team that lost Cory Joseph to a massive four-year, $30 million offer from the Toronto Raptors, he’ll provide the Spurs with a third-string point guard behind Parker and Patty Mills. And considering the fact that San Antonio fleeced the incompetent Sacramento Kings for this 24-year-old, this is yet another great deal.

As the Kings seemed on the verge of implosion, San Antonio swooped in for McCallum and only had to give up a 2016 second-round pick for a player who will make less than $1 million next season. The son of a head coach, McCallum has a high basketball IQ and does a lot of little things right, making him a great fit for the Spurs on paper.

In his second NBA season last year, McCallum averaged 7.4 points and 2.8 assists per game in 68 games (30 starts) for the Kings. His three-point shooting dropped from 37.3 percent as a rookie to 30.6 percent last year, but if anyone can help him develop his all-around game, it’ll be the Spurs.

McCallum won’t be usurping Mills for the role of backup point guard anytime soon, but he does provide the Spurs with a little more depth following CoJo’s departure. He still has a lot to prove heading into his third NBA season, but this could work out quite nicely in San Antonio’s favor by the second half of the 2015-16 season.

Grade: B-

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