The Warriors are waiving Mac McClung in order to sign Ty Jerome to a training camp deal once he clears waivers, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter links).
Golden State will also sign Anthony Lamb to a training camp contract, and he’ll be given a chance to compete for a roster spot, sources tell Charania and Anthony Slater of The Athletic. The team will have to waive another player to make room for Lamb, as the 20-man roster is currently full.
The 24th pick of the 2019 draft, Jerome spent his rookie season with the Suns before being sent to the Thunder as part of the Chris Paul trade. He spent the last two seasons with Oklahoma City and was part of the eight-player deal that sent Derrick Favors to Houston. He was subsequently waived by the Rockets.
Jerome, a 6-foot-5 guard who helped Virginia win an NCAA championship in 2018-19, averaged a combined 8.6 PPG, 2.1 RPG and 2.6 RPG on .410/.353/.790 shooting with in 81 games with the Thunder (19.6 MPG). Slater and Charania reported on Sunday that the Warriors were talking to Jerome about joining the defending champions on a camp deal.
Lamb went undrafted out of Vermont in 2020 and signed a two-way contract with the Rockets during the ’20-21 season, appearing in 24 games (17.3 MPG) while averaging 5.5 PPG and 2.9 RPG on .390/.324/.857 shooting. He spent most of last season in the G League with Houston’s affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, averaging 17.3 PPG, 8.2 RPG, 4.8 APG and 1.3 BPG on .466/.390/.757 shooting in 31 regular-season games (34.4 MPG).
The 24-year-old wing made two brief appearances with the Spurs on a 10-day hardship deal in January. Houston gave him another two-way contract at the end of March but didn’t extend him a qualifying offer, making him an unrestricted free agent. Lamb most recently competed with Team USA at the AmeriCup tournament, finishing in third place after falling to Argentina, the eventual champions, in the semifinal.
McClung was an undrafted rookie in 2021. He signed a couple of 10-day hardship contracts with the Bulls in December and January but only appeared in one NBA game for just three minutes. He also played one game for the Lakers at the end of his rookie season on a two-way deal but wasn’t extended a qualifying offer.
The 23-year-old guard spent the majority of last season in the G League with the Lakers’ affiliate, South Bay, where he was named NBAGL Rookie of the Year. He appeared in Summer League action for the Warriors a few months ago, averaging 13.4 PPG, 3.6 RPG, 4.8 APG and 1.0 SPG on .456/.500/.818 shooting in five games (24.4 MPG), per RealGM.
Golden State has 14 players on guaranteed contracts after the return of Andre Iguodala and is expected to keep its 15th slot open due to luxury tax concerns. Jerome and Lamb are likely competing for two-way contracts, and those are currently held by Lester Quinones and Quinndary Weatherspoon.
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