Jordan McRae was a second round pick in the 2014 NBA Draft by the San Antonio Spurs before being traded to the Philadelphia 76ers. McRae spent some time a season ago playing for the Sixers' D-League team and had a good season there. McRae was eligible to become a free agent on Thursday, but the 76ers reportedly beat the deadline by submitting a one-year tender to retain him for the 2015-16 season, according to Derek Bodner of Draft Express.
The tender offered is for a one-year deal that is worth $525,000, but all of that money is non-guaranteed. McRae has yet to accept the offer and likely won't until training camp gets closer so that he has the chance to work out a longer term deal with the organization.
In 13 D-League games a season ago, McRae averaged 18.4 points per game and is just the type of player the 76ers are looking for, a wing player that can score the basketball. McRae will now definitely be in training camp with Philadelphia, and although he is the 19th player on the roster, he has a pretty good shot of making the team as he brings something to the table they don't already have.
The 76ers were able to make a trade this offseason for Nik Stauskas, who is a promising prospect on the wing, but besides him, the rest of the 76ers wings includes no proven scorers. McRae's best asset is his scoring, and if he goes into camp and shows he could score at the NBA level, he will likely earn a spot on the time and a spot in the rotation.
McRae is a 6-foot-6 guard that spent four seasons at Tennessee, in his senior season there McRae averaged 18.7 points per game while making 44 percent of his field goals and 35 percent of his threes. At 24 years old, McRae might be in line for his first shot in the NBA, and he should have a great opportunity to put up some solid numbers in Philadelphia this year, assuming he makes the team.
