Erik Horne on the OKC Blue signing KJ McDaniels: “The Oklahoma City Blue announced it retained the returning player rights of K.J. McDaniels from the Grant Rapids Drive on Monday in exchange for the returning player rights of Daniel Hamilton and its first-round draft pick. McDaniels, a 6-foot-6, 205-pound guard, averaged 16.2 points, 7.1 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 27.4 minutes per game for the Drive last season. McDaniels has played in 148 career NBA games with Philadelphia, Houston and Brooklyn, averaging 5.3 points and 2.2 rebounds per game. McDaniels last played in the NBA in 2016-17 with Brooklyn, but made $100,000 with Toronto last season.