BREAKING: Sacramento Kings Reportedly Sign 5-Year NBA Veteran

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Sacramento Kings will sign a recent Timberwolves player.

Mar 29, 2024; Denver, Colorado, USA; Minnesota Timberwolves guard Jordan McLaughlin (6) lines up a three point basket in the second quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Ball Arena. Mandatory Credit: Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports / Ron Chenoy-USA TODAY Sports

Jordan McLaughlin is coming off his fifth year in the NBA with the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The former USC star finished the season with averages of 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest while shooting 48.3% from the field and 47.2% from the three-point range in 56 games.

On Saturday evening, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that McLaughlin will sign with the Sacramento Kings.

Via Wojnarowski: "Free agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, agent Greg Lawrence of @wassbasketball tells ESPN."

Free agent guard Jordan McLaughlin has agreed to a one-year deal with the Sacramento Kings, agent Greg Lawrence of @wassbasketball tells ESPN.

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2024

McLaughlin went undrafted in 2018 but was able to become a reliable role player for Minnesota.

His career averages are 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 3.1 assists per contest while shooting 44.6% from the field and 36.9% from the three-point range in 242 regular season games.

He has also appeared in 13 NBA playoff games.

.@itsmclaughlin11 joining forces with @DeMar_DeRozan in Sacramento! ✌️ https://t.co/xIg67XemNR

— USC Men's Basketball (@USC_Hoops) July 7, 2024

Last year, McLaughlin helped the Timberwolves finish as the third seed in the Western Conference with a 56-26 record.

They reached the Western Conference finals for the first time since the 2004 season (when Kevin Garnett was on the roster).

Jordan McLaughlin spent all 5 of his NBA seasons in Minnesota. The former USC star is a 6'0" point guard and has career per game averages of 4.4 points, 3.1 assists, 1.6 rebounds in 15.4 minutes. A former two-way player that received a multi-year deal with the Wolves back in… https://t.co/Rd3o8TCF5M

— Sean Cunningham (@SeanCunningham) July 7, 2024

As for the Kings, they are coming off a year where they were the ninth seed in the Western Conference with a 46-36 record.

They beat the Golden State Warriors in their first play-in tournament game but lost to the New Orleans Pelicans in the second, so they missed the NBA playoffs.

On Saturday evening, Wojnarowski and Tim Bontemps reported that the team also landed DeMar DeRozan.

ESPN story on the Kings landing DeMar DeRozan on a three-year deal https://t.co/nSAoyIRnNj

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2024