Spurs add Jordan McLaughlin, tightening roster and near luxury tax

McLaughlin’s veteran-minimum signing fills out the backcourt depth and increases the Spurs’ reported payroll to roughly $197.6 million, leaving limited wiggle room before the luxury tax and the first apron.

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- McLaughlin signed a one-year veteran minimum contract worth $3.29 million.
- Under NBA veteran-minimum rules only $2.45 million of that counts against San Antonio’s salary cap.
- The addition is included in the SI report’s calculation of overall payroll and cap positioning.
- Signing brings the Spurs to 14 standard NBA contracts.
- Three two-way spots are filled by David Jones Garcia, Ja'Kobi Gillespie and Maliq Brown.
- Taelon Peter is on a camp deal; one standard roster spot remains before training camp.
- Reported payroll about $197.6 million, roughly $2.84 million below the $200.43 million luxury-tax threshold.
- The team sits about $11.42 million below the first apron at $209.02 million per the SI story.
- SI notes signing Tobias Harris with the NTPMLE would hard-cap the Spurs at the first apron and further limit flexibility.

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