Bay Area native Chance McMillian ruled out for Warriors summer league

SAN FRANCISCO – An East Bay native will not play for the Warriors in the summer league season after getting surgery two weeks ago.

Vallejo’s Chance McMillian was picked up by the team after being undrafted in the 2025 NBA Draft.

The team knew that he had undergone left ankle surgery to repair a stress fracture two weeks prior and would miss summer league, and there is no timetable for his return to the court.  

“I meet with the team doctor tomorrow, so we’ll have a more definite answer (about a timetable) for me then,” McMillian said after Wednesday’s practice. 

According to Cleveland Clinic’s website, a stress fracture takes between six to eight weeks to heal.

McMillian, who used a scooter to get around and whose ankle is in a brace, told reporters that he had been dealing with the ankle injury for six months and played through the pain.

The Warriors play at Chase Center on Saturday, and even though he will not suit up, McMillian will still be at the game and around the team throughout Summer League. 

“I still want to keep myself involved, and pick up things as fast as possible, even though I’m not playing,” he said. 

McMillian played his first three high school seasons at St. Patrick-St. Vincent in Vallejo, and then transferred to Bethel High for his senior year.

At Bethel, he averaged 28.2 points per game and won his third straight Tri-County Athletic League Stone Division MVP. 

The guard then played three seasons at Grand Canyon University before transferring to Texas Tech. McMillian helped lead the Raiders to the 2025 Elite Eight, where the team lost to eventual national champion Florida at Chase Center. 

He averaged 14.2 points per game as a senior and shot a blistering 43.3% from 3-point range.