McRae began the 2019-20 season with the Wizards. He made 29 appearances with Washington, averaging 12.8 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.8 assists in 22.6 minutes per game. Feb. 6, McRae was traded to the Nuggets. He appeared in four games with Denver, averaging 2.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 8.0 minutes. He was waived by the Nuggets on Mar. 2 and picked up by the Pistons on Mar. 4. With Detroit, McRae saw 24.5 minutes per game across four appearances and averaged 11.8 points, 3.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists. On the season as a whole, McRae set per-game career highs in points (11.5), rebounds (3.4), assists (2.5) and made threes (1.2). He shot 40.7 percent from the field, 35.7 percent from three and 76.1 percent from the charity stripe. McRae also set new single-game career highs in rebounds (eight), assists (eight), threes (six) and blocks (three). His other single-game season highs were 35 points and two steals.

After playing in Europe during the 2017-18 season, McRae signed a two-way contract with the Washington Wizards before the 2018-19 campaign. He appeared in 27 NBA games and 31 G-League contests with the Capital City Go-Go. It was in the G League where McRae displayed his elite scoring touch. The University of Tennessee product averaged 30.4 points per game. He shot 47.8 percent from the field, including 34.1 percent on three-point attempts. He also averaged 4.9 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.6 steals per game as one of the G League's top players. At the NBA level, the 6-foot-5 guard averaged 5.9 points on 46.9 percent shooting. McRae scored at least 20 points on two occasions, shooting a combined 16-for-21 from the field in those two games. He received more playing time near the end of the season while the Wizards dealt with injuries. In his final 17 games, McRae averaged 9.2 points and 17.2 minutes per game while shooting 50.9 percent from the field.

Jordan McRae spent the 2017-18 season overseas playing for Saski Baskonia of the Spanish Liga ACB. Saski Baskonia is based in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Spain. McRae signed a one-year deal with Baskonia, but a shoulder injury limited him to only four games. Over those four contests, McRae averaged 5.0 points and 1.5 rebounds in 16 minutes per game. In January, McRae parted ways with Baskonia. He spent the winter and spring focused on rehab and returned to the NBA with the Wizards in 2018-19.

In his second NBA season, Jordan McRae appeared in 37 games with the Cleveland Cavaliers during the 2016-17 campaign. He started in four of those games and played 10.4 minutes per contest. The 6-foot-5 guard averaged 4.4 points on 38.7 percent shooting. McRae recorded two 20-point games on the season and they came in just a three-game span. Between Dec. 31 and Jan. 4, he averaged 15.0 points and 3.3 rebounds on 50 percent shooting. McRae registered season highs in points (21) and blocks (two) during a Jan. 4 loss to the Chicago Bulls. His third and final double-digit scoring game of the season came on Jan. 30 during a loss at Dallas. The University of Tennessee product averaged 12.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.3 three-pointers during his four starts. McRae was waived by the Cavaliers on March 1.

McRae was selected by the Spurs with the 58th overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft. That same day, he was traded by San Antonio to the 76ers for Nemanja Dangubic, but on Oct. 26, McRae was waived by the Sixers and agreed to play for their D-League affiliate, the Delaware 87ers. McRae played 29 games for the 87ers, mostly in mid-November through late January. While with Delaware, McRae generated 23.3 points, 5.2 assists, 4.6 rebounds, 1.7 three-pointers and 1.7 steals per contest. In late January, McRae signed the first of two 10-day contracts with the Suns and made his NBA debut on Jan. 29 at New York. The guard posted 12 points, four assists, two rebounds and steal over 25 minutes in the loss. McRae ultimately played in seven games for Phoenix and averaged 5.3 points, 1.4 assists and 1.1 rebounds over 11.7 minutes per game. On Feb. 28, McRae signed a 10-day agreement with the Cavaliers, which turned into a one-year deal with an option for the 2016-17 season. He played in 15 games for Cleveland and averaged 4.1 points over 7.5 minutes. On Apr. 13, McRae played 47:06 and scored a career-high 36 points in an overtime loss to Detroit in the last game of the regular season.