The Spurs have waived third-year forward Patrick Baldwin Jr., reports Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter link).
San Antonio acquired Baldwin as part of the four-team Kyle Kuzma/Khris Middleton trade on Thursday. He was on track to be dealt from the Wizards to the Bucks in the initial construction of that deal, but Milwaukee worked out a side deal with the Spurs, sending cash to San Antonio that more than covered the cost of Baldwin’s cap hit and the remaining portion of his $2,448,840 expiring contract.
The Spurs will now carry that dead money on their cap for the remainder of the season, but won’t be on the hook for any salary beyond 2024/25, since Washington passed on his ’25/26 team option last fall.
The 28th overall pick in the 2022 draft out of UW-Milwaukee, Baldwin began his career with the Warriors, then was sent to the Wizards during the 2023 offseason as part of the Jordan Poole/Chris Paul trade.
He didn’t see much playing time in either Golden State or Washington — to date, he has appeared in 91 total NBA regular season games, averaging 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 9.0 minutes per night.
Assuming Baldwin clears waivers on Sunday, which seems likely, he’ll become an unrestricted free agent with the ability to sign with any NBA team except the Wizards. Because he’s only in his third season, he remains eligible to receive a two-way contract.