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.
Ray McCallum to San Antonio is a great move. Quality athletic backup and validation for his career.
— Vincent Goodwill (@VinceGoodwill) July 9, 2015
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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