Doug McDermott returns to Pacers in Marcus Morris trade. What to know about NBA veteran.

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Thu, Feb 8, 2024, 9:31 PM·2 min read

Doug McDermott is coming back to the Pacers.

At the NBA trade deadline on Thursday, Indiana traded with the San Antonio Spurs for McDermott, who previously played with the team from 2018 until 2021. The Pacers dealt Marcus Morris, who was acquired from the Philadelphia 76ers earlier in the day as part of a package for Buddy Hield.

Since being drafted 11th overall by the Chicago Bulls in 2014, McDermott has played for six teams. This is what you should know about McDermott, a small forward/power forward:

Doug McDermott size

McDermott, 32, is listed at 6-6, 225 pounds.

Doug's dad, Greg, is the basketball coach at Creighton

Creighton's Doug McDermott, center, stands with his father, Creighton coach Greg McDermott and his mother Theresa, at CenturyLink Arena during a senior night ceremony.

Greg McDermott took over the head coaching job at Creighton in 2010 and holds a 316-156 record. He was a five-year assistant at North Dakota (where Doug was born) before taking head coaching positions at Wayne State (a Division II program in Nebraska), North Dakota State (one year), Northern Iowa (five years) and Iowa State (four years) before taking the Creighton job.

Doug played for his father in college from 2010 until 2014.

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Doug McDermott was dominant at Creighton

Mar 21, 2014; San Antonio, TX, USA; Creighton Bluejays forward Doug McDermott (3) drives against Louisiana Lafayette Ragin Cajuns guard Xavian Rimmer (3) in the second half of a men's college basketball game during the second round of the 2014 NCAA Tournament at AT&T Center. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

In 145 games, McDermott scored 3,150 career points, which was fifth-most in Division I history. He had career averages of 21.7 points and 7.5 rebounds for the Bluejays.

McDermott won all the major national player of the year awards and joined LaSalle's Lionel Simmons and Texas Southern's Harry Kelly as the only players in Division I history to compile at least 3,000 points and 1,000 rebounds in a career.

Doug McDermott stats

Indiana Pacers forward Doug McDermott (20) shoots during the second half of an NBA basketball Eastern Conference play-in game against the Washington Wizards, Thursday, May 20, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

With San Antonio this season, McDermott has averaged 6 points, 1.2 assists and 1 rebound per game. He also has made 1.7 3-pointers a game and has shot 43.9% from beyond the arc.

For his career, he has averaged 9.1 points, 2.2 rebounds and 1 assist per contest. When he previously played for the Pacers, McDermott 10.3 points, 2.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists. He also shot 50.7% from the floor during that time.