By R.L. Bynum
With NBA camps about to open next week, Reggie Bullock suddenly is a free agent. His combination of perimeter shooting and tough defense from the 6–6 wing should draw plenty of attention.
The San Antonio Spurs bought out the final year of the 10-year veteran’s three-year contract Saturday, nearly three months after acquiring the former Carolina player from the Dallas Mavericks. Bullock was dealt in a three-team trade that sent Grant Williams from Boston to Dallas.
Bullock, 32, would have likely competed with Cedi Orsman, acquired from Cleveland, for a roster spot in Dallas without the buyout.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, several championship contenders and playoff teams are expected to pursue Bullock, who will earn $10,489,600 this season. The only team he can’t sign with is Dallas.
Bullock averaged 7.2 points in 78 games last season, his lowest since the 2018–19 season, shooting 38% from 3-point range.
Among the teams that might have interest are the reigning NBA champion Denver Nuggets, the Milwaukee Bucks, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers, the New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics.
The Spurs, not the team that signs him, will pay most of his salary.
The Los Angeles Clippers drafted Bullock in the first round as the 25th overall pick in the 2013 draft. After one full season with the Clippers, they traded him to Phoenix in January 2015. The Suns dealt Bullock in July 2015 to Detroit, where he played four seasons before the Pistons traded him to the Los Angeles Lakers in February 2019. He signed with the New York Knicks in July 2019 and, after two seasons there, signed with Dallas in August 2021.
Bullock averaged 9.9 points and shot 38.7% from 3-point range over his three-season, 100-game Carolina career from 2010 to 2013. He scored a career-high 24 points, including four 3-pointers, on Jan. 19, 2013, in a 62–52 home victory against Maryland.
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