by Charlie O. Mallonee

UPDATE: This transaction has been confirmed by the Sacramento Kings via press release at 1:39 PM

The Sacramento Kings have traded point guard Ray McCallum to the San Antonio Spurs according to multiple reports that are quoting unnamed league sources. The Kings will receive a future second-round draft pick for McCallum.

McCallum became expendable when the Kings signed Rajon Rondo to a one-year contract. Rondo and Darren Collison will handle the point guard duties for the Kings in 2015-16.

The Spurs need McCallum as a replacement for Cory Joseph who left for the Toronto Raptors.

McCallum – the son of a college head coach – was known for his high “basketball IQ”. He was called upon to be the starting point guard twice in his career with the Kings. McCallum started 10 games his rookie season when Isaiah Thomas went down with injuries. He started 30 games in 2014-15 for Darren Collison who was side-lined with a season ending core muscle injury.

Sacramento selected McCallum in the second-round (36th) of the 2013 NBA Draft. He average 6.9 points and 2.7 assists per game over his two seasons with the Kings.