Jeremy Sochan’s next stop is Frisco, and for the moment, that path runs through the Texas Legends.
The 23-year-old forward was taken No. 1 overall by Texas in Saturday’s NBA G League Draft, giving him a fresh shot to work his way back toward an NBA roster. It comes four months after he won a championship with the New York Knicks, a run that ended with a title but not with a steady role.
For the Legends, the appeal was clear. General manager Terry Sullivan said the organization sees Sochan as the kind of player it wants to develop in a competitive setting.
"Our directive here is to find and develop players in a competitive environment," Legends general manager Terry Sullivan said Saturday afternoon at American Airlines Center. "We think Jeremy is a great fit. (He) hecks all the boxes we need in a guy."
Texas also worked with Dallas Mavericks coach Dusty May and president Masai Ujiri on the selection, and Sullivan pointed to Sochan’s athleticism and defensive versatility as big reasons for the excitement. The Mavericks’ front office, he said, was “very excited” about landing him for the affiliate.
Mitch Johnson, meanwhile, made it clear the Spurs still see value in Sochan even after everything that’s happened. San Antonio selected him ninth overall in the 2022 NBA Draft, and Johnson said the organization is pulling for him.
"Just happy for him, that he has another opportunity to continue to grow and develop," Johnson said prior to the Spurs' 122-106 win over the Mavericks. "Glad that he's with a great organization. Them taking him at that spot means they are heavily invested in him."
Sochan’s route to this point has been winding. His role shrank in San Antonio after he averaged double figures in each of his first three NBA seasons, as the Spurs reshaped their rotation around Victor Wembanyama.
Before the February trade deadline, the Spurs gave Sochan and his representatives permission to look around for other options. When a trade never came together, San Antonio waived him.
He landed with the Knicks on Feb. 13 and put up 2.8 points and 2.1 rebounds across 16 regular-season games. From there, his minutes stayed limited during New York’s championship march, which stretched into June.
Even that title run came with a strange twist for Sochan. In Game 5 of the NBA Finals, he logged only eight seconds as the Knicks beat the Spurs, his former club. Coming back to Frost Bank Center still meant something to him, though.
"There's a lot of emotions," Sochan told The Mirror US after the game. "I started here.
This place means a lot to me. I love the fans, I love my ex-teammates.
It feels surreal."
The Knicks did not bring him back after the season. He then agreed to a one-year deal with the Portland Trail Blazers in August, went through training camp and preseason, and was waived on Oct. 17, three days before the regular season began.
That set up Texas to make a move. The Legends had traded up for the No. 1 pick in the G League Draft at the end of September, though at the time they had no idea Sochan would still be on the board. Sullivan said the organization kept an eye on training camp battles around the league, waiting for a player who might become available.
"You're always monitoring training camp battles around the league to see who might spring free," Sullivan said. "When he became available, it was a really exciting opportunity for us."
Sochan will report to a Legends training camp roster that also includes Adam Flagler, who spent training camp with San Antonio in 2025. The two have been teammates before, but the rest of Sochan’s surroundings are new.
Whether this stops becomes a stepping-stone back to the NBA is still to be determined. For now, it’s another chapter for a player who has already had a championship high and a roster squeeze low, and who has learned not to be shocked by much anymore.
"No matter how I got here, it's a blessing," Sochan said after the Finals.
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