Veteran NBA wing Rodney McGruder has reached a rest-of-season deal with Olimpia Milano, the Italian team confirmed today in a press release.
A former Kansas State standout, McGruder made his NBA debut in 2016 for Miami and has since appeared in 317 total regular season games with the Heat, Clippers and Pistons, including 32 last season in Detroit.
Known as a versatile defender and a solid presence in the locker room, McGruder has career averages of 5.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 19.4 minutes per game, with a shooting line of .420/.360/.672.
The 32-year-old was in training camp with the Warriors this past fall, but didn’t earn a spot on Golden State’s regular season roster and was waived in October.
McGruder will join an Olimpia Milano squad that has been on the lookout for reliable backcourt depth for much of the season and was linked to Shaquille Harrison in November before those talks stalled.
Milan has gone just 9-11 in EuroLeague play and sits in 12th place out of 18 teams. The club has had more success in Italy’s Lega Basket Seria A (LBA), where its 9-6 record is good for a tie for fourth out of 16 teams.
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