PPG
2.2
RPG
0.9
APG
0.9
PIE
6.9
HEIGHT
6'0" (1.83m)
WEIGHT
185lb (84kg)
COUNTRY
USA
LAST ATTENDED
Southern California
AGE
28 years
BIRTHDATE
April 9, 1996
DRAFT
Undrafted
EXPERIENCE
5 Years
6'0" | 185lb | 28 years
DRAFT
Undrafted
BIRTHDATE
April 9, 1996
COUNTRY
USA
LAST ATTENDED
Southern California
EXPERIENCE
5 Years
NBA CAREER: Averaging 4.4 ppg (.446 FG%, .369 3pt%, .738 FT%), 1.6 rpg, 3.1. apg, 0.9 spg and 15.4 mpg in 242 career NBA games (7 starts) over five seasons with one team: Minnesota (2019-24).
NBA PLAYOFFS: Averaging 2.7 ppg (.467 FG%, 4-14 3pt, 3-6 FT), 1.4 rpg, 1.6 apg and 9.8 mpg in 13 career postseason games (0 starts) with one team: Minnesota (2021-24).
2023-24 (Minnesota): Averaged 3.5 ppg (.483 FG%, .472 3pt%, 13-18 FT), 1.3 rpg, 2.0 apg and 11.2 mpg in 56 games (0 starts) … Scored in double figures in five games ... Missed 16 games due to injury or illness ... Inactive in 13 games due to a right knee MCL sprain (11/8-11/18/23, 11/22-12/6/23) ... Top Single-Game Performances: Scored a season-high 12 points as he tied his in made 3-pointers with four at LAL (3/10/24) ... Went 4-for-4 from the field with all of his attempts coming from behind the arc, tying his season high with 12 points in a win vs. CLE (3/22/24) ... Logged a season-high 25 minutes, totaling six points and six assists in a win vs. WAS (4/9/24).
2024 NBA Playoffs: Totaled four points (2-9 FG, 0-5 3pt, 0-2 FT), four rebounds and two assists in 30 minutes in six games (0 starts).
COLLEGE (Southern California, 2014-18): Played four seasons at USC, averaging 12.9 ppg (433 FG%, .374 3pt%, .717 FT%), 3.5 rpg, 5.8 apg, 1.7 spg and 33.3 mpg in 128 games (127 starts) … Was the third Pac-12 player ever to record more than 1,600 points and 600 assists ... As a senior, averaged 12.8 ppg (.449 FG%, .397 3pt%, .746 FT%), 3.7 rpg, 7.8 apg, 2.0 spg and 35.3 mpg in 36 games (36 starts) … Was a First Team All-Pac-12 selection … Named to the All-District IX Team by the USBWA and First Team All-District 20 by the NABC … Had the third-highest assists per game in Division I … Averaged 12.9 ppg (.459 FG%, .402 3pt%, .798 FT%, 3.6 rpg, 5.5 apg, 1.5 spg and 34.1 mpg in 36 games (36 starts) during his junior season… Was named an All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention ... Ranked second among Pac-12 players with 197 assists and fourth with a 2.5 assist to turnover ratio… Top Single-Game Performances: Scored winning basket to finish with 22 points in 94-92 OT win vs. Wyoming in the Las Vegas Classic title game and was named Tournament MVP… Just missed the second triple-double in USC history with 16 points, 10 assists and nine rebounds vs. Washington State… During his second season, averaged 13.4 ppg (.471 FG%, .424 3pt%, .738 FT%), 3.8 rpg, 4.7 apg, 1.6 spg and 32.4 mpg in 34 games (34 starts) ... Top Single-Game Performances: Set the USC single-game assist record when he recorded 16 vs. Lafayette ... Scored a team-high 15 points and added five rebounds, five assists and four steals in USC’s NCAA first-round game vs. Providence … Awarded the Forrest F. Twogood Award as USC’s best defensive player … Played for the Pac-12 All-Star team which traveled to Australia in the summer following the season… Named to the Pac-12 All-Freshman team, averaging 12.1 ppg (.352 FG%, .272 3pt%, .652 FT%), 3.0 rpg, 4.5 apg, 1.5 spg and 31.6 mpg in 22 games (21 starts)… Season was cut short due to his second shoulder injury.
Born on April 9, 1996 in Pasadena, California … Parents are Thomas and Lisa McLaughlin and his siblings are Amber, Whitney and Dominique …. Nickname is J-Mac … He is a fan of musical artists Kendrick Lamar, Drake, Kanye West, J. Cole and Meek Mill … Favorite foods are ribs and brownies ... Likes to play video games and hang out with friends … Favorite movie is Space Jam ... Lists Michael Jordan as his sports hero because he was one of the greatest to ever play the game of basketball.