The San Antonio Spurs are waiving forward Jeremy Sochan, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported on Wednesday.
The two parties had reportedly been working towards finding a trade destination for the former lottery pick − Jared Weiss of The Athletic reported that the New York Knicks, Chicago Bulls and Phoenix Suns, among other teams, have all shown interest − but landed on a release instead after the deadline passed last week.
Now, the pending restricted free agent has been bought out and is free to choose his next destination.
The Spurs made the news official on social media with a graphic thanking Sochan, who they selected No. 9 overall in the 2022 NBA Draft. Sochan had represented San Antonio in the 2023 and ’24 Rising Stars games.
Since then, however, Sochan’s usage has declined in San Antonio. He averaged just 12.8 minutes in 28 games this season after starting 23 times the prior season, and he found himself out of the rotation completely after the emergence of rookie wing Carter Bryant.
According to Charania, Sochan ‘is expected to decide among multiple interested teams.’