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NBA
Jalen McDaniels
Jalen McDaniels
New Orleans Pelicans, Small Forward
Age: 28y-1m-5d (Jan 31, 1998)
Exp: 6 Years
Country: US
College: San Diego State
Drafted: Round 2 (#52 overall), 2019
Agent(s): Nima Namakian
INACTIVE
2025-2025 exhibit-9
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $2,874,436
Average Salary:
$2,874,436
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Signed Using:
Minimum
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
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2024-2024 ten-day
Contract Terms:
10 yr(s) / $139,391
Average Salary:
$13,939
GTD at Sign:
$139,391
Total GTD:
$139,391
Signed Using:
Minimum
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2023-2024 Free Agent
Contract Terms:
2 yr(s) / $9,257,800
Average Salary:
$4,628,900
GTD at Sign:
$9,257,800
Total GTD:
$9,257,800
Signed Using:
bi-annual-exception
Free Agent:
2025 / UFA
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2019-2022
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $6,129,593
Average Salary:
$1,532,398
GTD at Sign:
$500,000
Total GTD:
$6,129,593
Signed Using:
non-taxpayer-mid-level-exception
Free Agent:
2023 / UFA
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2019-2019 two-way
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Signed Using:
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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2019-2019 Camp Invite
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s) / $898,310
Average Salary:
$898,310
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Signed Using:
Minimum
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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Seasons
6 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$16,312,806
Earnings w/ Different Teams
5 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22 |
 |
Active
Active
|
$842,166 $842,166 |
$842,166 $1,684,332 |
|
| 2020 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$1,517,981 |
$3,202,313 |
|
| 2021 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,782,621 |
$4,984,934 |
|
| 2022 | 25 |
 |
Retained
Active / Club Exercised
|
$1,276,025 $654,656 |
$6,260,959 $6,915,615 |
|
| 2023 | 26 |
 |
Active
|
$4,516,000 |
$11,431,615 |
|
| 2024 | 27 |
  |
Retained
Retained
|
$4,741,800 $139,391 |
$16,173,415 $16,312,806 |
|
| Total |
$16,312,806 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$6,260,959 | - | - | $6,260,959 |
| 1 |
|
$654,656 | - | - | $654,656 |
| 1 |
|
$4,516,000 | - | - | $4,516,000 |
| 1 |
|
$4,741,800 | - | - | $4,741,800 |
| 1 |
|
$139,391 | - | - | $139,391 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
22 |
$842,166 $842,166
|
$842,166 $842,166 |
$842,166 $1,684,332 |
||
| 2020 |
|
23 |
$1,517,981
|
$1,517,981 |
$3,202,313 |
||
| 2021 |
|
24 |
$1,782,621
|
$1,782,621 |
$4,984,934 |
||
| 2022 |
|
25 |
$1,276,025 $654,656
|
$1,276,025 $654,656 |
$6,260,959 $6,915,615 |
||
| 2023 |
|
26 |
$4,516,000
|
$4,516,000 |
$11,431,615 |
||
| 2024 |
|
27 |
$4,741,800 $139,391
|
$4,741,800 $139,391 |
$16,173,415 $16,312,806 |
||
| Total |
$16,312,806 |
$16,312,806 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 |
|
$6,260,959 | - | - | $6,260,959 |
| 1 |
|
$654,656 | - | - | $654,656 |
| 1 |
|
$4,516,000 | - | - | $4,516,000 |
| 1 |
|
$4,741,800 | - | - | $4,741,800 |
| 1 |
|
$139,391 | - | - | $139,391 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 |
 PHI |
Mar 22, 2023 - Mar 24, 2023 | 2 | Hip |
| 2022-23 |
PHI |
Mar 15, 2023 - Mar 17, 2023 | 2 | Hip |
| 2021-22 |
CHA |
Mar 09, 2022 - Mar 10, 2022 | 1 | Ankle |
| 2021-22 |
CHA |
Jan 30, 2022 - Mar 07, 2022 | 15 | Ankle |
| 2021-22 |
CHA |
Jan 23, 2022 - Jan 28, 2022 | 3 | Ankle |
| 2021-22 |
CHA |
Dec 05, 2021 - Dec 14, 2021 | 4 | Health Protocols |
-
Oct 06, 2025
Waived by New Orleans (NOP)
-
Sep 02, 2025
Signed a contract with New Orleans (NOP) - Exhibit 9
-
Feb 22, 2025
Signed a 10-day contract with Washington (WAS)
-
Oct 16, 2024
Waived by San Antonio (SAS)
-
Oct 15, 2024
Traded to San Antonio (SAS) from Sacramento (SAC) with 2031 2nd round pick and $2 million for 2025 2nd round pick
-
Jun 28, 2024
Traded to Sacramento (SAC) from Toronto (TOR) for Davion Mitchell, Sasha Vezenkov, 2025 2nd round pick [POR pick] and Jamal Shead
-
Jul 06, 2023
Signed a 2 year $9.26 million contract with Toronto (TOR)
-
Feb 09, 2023
Traded to Philadelphia (PHI) from Charlotte (CHA) as part of a 4-team trade: New York (NYK) traded Cam Reddish, 2023 1st round pick, Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Ryan Arcidiacono and Ante Tomic to Portland (POR); Philadelphia (PHI) traded Matisse Thybulle to Portland (POR); Philadelphia (PHI) traded 2023 2nd round pick to Charlotte (CHA); Portland (POR) traded Josh Hart, Bojan Dubljevic and Daniel Diez to New York (NYK); Portland (POR) traded 2029 2nd round pick to Philadelphia (PHI); Portland (POR) traded Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk and 2027 2nd round pick to Charlotte (CHA); Charlotte (CHA) traded 2024 2nd round pick to Philadelphia (PHI)
-
Jun 27, 2022
Charlotte (CHA) exercised $1.93 million option for 2022-23
- Aug 01, 2021 Charlotte (CHA) fully guaranteed salary for 2021-22
- Nov 29, 2020 Charlotte (CHA) guaranteed $100k for 2020-21
-
Oct 20, 2019
Signed a 4 year $6.13 million contract with Charlotte (CHA) - $500k guaranteed
-
Oct 19, 2019
Signed a two-way contract with Charlotte (CHA) - converted Standard contract
-
Oct 10, 2019
Signed a contract with Charlotte (CHA)
-
Jun 20, 2019
Drafted by Charlotte (CHA): Round 2 (#52 overall)
Fines
| Date | Reason | Fine Amount | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during CHA-PHX game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 16, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during BOS-CHA game | $2,000 | |
| Jan 04, 2023 |
|
for technical foul during MEM-CHA game | $2,000 | |
| Dec 18, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during CHA-DEN game | $2,000 | |
| Nov 20, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during CHA-WAS game | $2,000 | |
| Apr 10, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during WAS-CHA game | $2,000 | |
| Apr 07, 2022 |
|
for technical foul during ORL-CHA game | $2,000 | |
| Apr 18, 2021 |
|
for technical foul during POR-CHA game | $2,000 | |
| Fines: 8 | $16,000 |
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Min/Gm | Pt/Gm | Reb/Gm | Ast/Gm | Stl/Gm | Blk/Gm | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | WAS | 4 | 0 | 1.8 | 0.3 | 0.3 | .000 | .000 | .000 | |||
| 2023 | TOR | 50 | 1 | 10.7 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.1 | .344 | .169 | .730 |
| 2022 | PHI | 80 | 24 | 23.9 | 9.4 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 0.4 | .455 | .332 | .841 |
| 2021 | CHA | 55 | 2 | 16.2 | 6.2 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | .484 | .380 | .736 |
| 2020 | CHA | 47 | 18 | 19.2 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 0.4 | .468 | .333 | .703 |
| 2019 | CHA | 16 | 18.3 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | .471 | .375 | .824 |
