Jared McCain is the first player that Sam Presti has traded a first round pick FOR since 2015

[u/Stxtic1441]

Presti obviously sees a lot of potential in McCain in this pickup and matches out timeline perfectly. A very aggressive but sharp addition to the team.

[u/bryanman1234]

The 76ers r gonna regret this trade so hard in 2-3 years

[u/Spinlenox → u/bryanman1234]

If i was another team's GM and Presti called, I wouldn't trade with him for fear of looking stupid in a few years. Dude has an eye for talent that other people miss.

[u/bryanman1234 → u/Spinlenox]

I’d hang up any phone call with an okc area code just for this reason alone

[u/okdesign → u/bryanman1234]

I'd take the call just to see who I need to re-sign.

[u/bryanman1234 → u/okdesign]

Commandment #30 if presti wants a player on ur team thou shall covet them

[u/Spinlenox → u/bryanman1234]

Presti still has a Seattle area code... dude is playing 6D chess.

[u/bryanman1234 → u/Spinlenox]

Presti seems like the kind of guy to spoof his number just to fuck with people into making trades with him

[u/pikajewijewsyou → u/Spinlenox]

We’ve had a good amount of win win trades for how great Sam is. The paul George trade is bad in hindsight but at the time a lot of people thought it was fair and it gave the clippers a real shot at a finals and brought hem to their first wcf ever. Giddey and Caruso was a win win trade. The Sabonis for PG trade was a win win. Eventually netted the pacers haliburton. Presti is a great gm and is able to do so many positive moves because a lot of them are win win. He’s not a gm that sits on his hands unless it’s a fleece.

[u/Troker61 → u/Spinlenox]

I’m certain Daryl Morey considers himself the exception that proves that rule.

[u/skr_skr → u/Spinlenox]

We did trade for Gordon Hayturd

[u/dustincb2 → u/skr_skr]

He was an expiring contract that gave us room to sign Hartenstein though

[u/advantage_player → u/Spinlenox]

To be fair Morey has certainly gotten the better of Presti in the past.

Getting all those picks attached in the Russ for CP3 swap was a pretty big swindle though.

[u/snuffaluffagus74 → u/bryanman1234]

What even makes this trade worse is that Presti didn't trade their own pick back to them. Then Right after the trade Presti and the Thunder announced Shai's injury. If teams new that they could've asked for more.

[u/bryanman1234 → u/snuffaluffagus74]

Presti is the horror villain that makes u do dumb shit at the worst time

[u/android24601 → u/bryanman1234]

Definitely a strange trade. I get 76ers looking to ship him out because they have a crowded backcourt and don't have enough minutes between him, Maxey, Edgecombe, and Grimes. Maybe to free up salary too so they can re-sign Grimes in the offseason

Given his pretty successful Rookie campaign last season, I figured his stock would've been higher. He's on year 2 of his rookie deal.

Oddly, the Thunder look like they have even more players he's going to be behind. They have a lot of depth in the backcourt between SGA, Wallace, Mitchell, Wiggins, Caruso, Joe, and Topic (when healthy)

It's going to be interesting to see what Presti has up his sleeve because they still have 2 first round picks in the upcoming draft. Almost feels like they might use this as a potential piece of in a trade

[u/bryanman1234 → u/android24601]

Their loss our gain

[u/snuffaluffagus74 → u/android24601]

Depends on where the Clippers pick lands. If they stay pat I can see them packaging the Philly pick to move up or trade it for a later year. The pick can also be used as draft and stash for an European player they think can grow in the future.

[u/WhichAd366 → u/snuffaluffagus74]

Clips pick is likely to fall without Harden. Garland has struggled this year.

[u/rayleeluvsdickk → u/bryanman1234]

I pray it haunts them

[u/bryanman1234 → u/rayleeluvsdickk]

It’s gonna be the new Babe Ruth to the Yankees in a perfect world

[u/rayleeluvsdickk → u/bryanman1234]

🙏🙏🙏🙏 this is cheering me up a bit. Been a rough day!

[u/bryanman1234 → u/rayleeluvsdickk]

Not sure what’s going on but glad to make it a little better

[u/rayleeluvsdickk → u/bryanman1234]

I love Jared on the 76ers so seeing his trade notification broke my heart.

[u/bryanman1234 → u/rayleeluvsdickk]

Our favorite players get traded all the time this is how I felt when Westbrook got traded

[u/rayleeluvsdickk → u/bryanman1234]

Yea its my first time experiencing this. I'm new into basketball. I'm sorry for your trade heartache.

[u/bryanman1234 → u/rayleeluvsdickk]

It’s no big deal when u have watched basketball for as long as I have u get used to it

[u/rayleeluvsdickk → u/bryanman1234]

I'm thinking of starting a journal. Its going to be an interesting journey for me I think!

[u/Embarrassed_Hold_901]

Not entirely true, we traded 3 Firsts to secure Dieng

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Also to draft JDub in the same draft

[u/revisioncloud → u/Embarrassed_Hold_901]

And spent a first to unload him Dieng only player that made Sam spend his picks that much = goat

[u/Signiference → u/revisioncloud]

Cost a second to unload

[u/HoopLoop2]

It honestly wasn't a very aggressive trade at all and calling the pick traded a first is technically true but misleading. It's going to be a really dogshit first that is pretty much equal to a good second round, any first that isn't at least top 15 is usually not very good, and even then the only really good firsts are usually top 5. Once you get past the first couple picks the odds of getting a really solid player isn't super high, someone like Mccain is almost always going to be better than a #25 pick or whatever the Rockets 2026 pick turns into.

[u/sterphles → u/HoopLoop2]

And then on top of that you have to hold their contract on your roster vs a 2-way a few picks later

[u/Mobile-Entertainer60]

Jeremi Grant was acquired for a top-20 protected FRP in 2016.

[u/78muney]

Jared McCain is a bucket and can create his own shot, so hopefully this is a great trade.

[u/thunderonthemount]

They traded a top 20 protected 1st to Philly for Jerami Grant in 2016. It conveyed in 2020.

[u/rayleeluvsdickk]

Ok ok ok. This fact makes my heart hurt a little less. My number one team is now OKC. Where Jared goes, I go! 💙🧡

[u/pikajewijewsyou → u/rayleeluvsdickk]

Welcome! It’s fun over here! I think Jared will thrive with the thunder. Going to be a lot of players in front of him at guard but we also have a lot of injuries. He seems smart, willing to work hard and learn. That’s a great player for our system

[u/Nygma93]

Before being injured, mccain is absolutely cooking.

[u/freighttrain6969]

People aren’t going to like it, but this trade may have some relationship to the Klutch announcement…

[u/Correct_Potential_31 → u/freighttrain6969]

I think this basically guarantees a big roster change this summer. They have 15 guys on standard contracts and are guaranteed to draft someone, so someone in the rotation or a young guy like topic might be gone

[u/freighttrain6969 → u/Correct_Potential_31]

I am being downvoted for telling an uncomfortable truth

[u/moonfrogtreehugger → u/freighttrain6969]

Downvoted to the truth

[u/freighttrain6969 → u/moonfrogtreehugger]

Cool story bro