The San Antonio Spurs have released former lottery pick and All-Rookie team selection Jeremy Sochan, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports.
Sochan will be a free agent, per the report.
The Spurs selected Sochan with the No. 9 pick out of Baylor in the 2022 NBA Draft. He immediately secured a starting position for San Antonio and earned second-team All-Rookie honors after averaging 11 points, 5.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.
He started 73 games for the Spurs in his second season with similar production. He was a part-time starter in his third season with 23 starts in 54 games, but fell out of the rotation this season on an improved Spurs roster with more competition for playing time.
Sochan averaged 4.1 points while playing in 12.8 minutes per game in 28 of San Antonio’s 53 games prior to the news of his release. He played in 11 of San Antonio’s previous 30 games with limited action.
Sochan was believed to be on the trade block prior to last week’s NBA trade deadline. But the Spurs didn’t find a trade partner and have opted to release Sochan while providing him an opportunity to sign with and play a larger role with another team.
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