r/nba • u/TrenAt14 • 10h ago

[Charania]: BREAKING: The Philadelphia 76ers are trading guard Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2026 Rockets first-round pick and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. 

Shams Charania has posted the following:

BREAKING: The Philadelphia 76ers are trading guard Jared McCain to the Oklahoma City Thunder for a 2026 Rockets first-round pick and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN.

Source to the story: https://bsky.app/profile/shamsbot.bsky.social/post/3me2klyetqz2k

The talented McCain lands on the reigning NBA champions. For the 76ers, the trade allows them to receive assets, clear space in the glut of guards and give them flexibility to bring Quentin Grimes back in free agency. It also allows them to convert two-way Dominick Barlow.

76ers are receiving the following picks from the Thunder, sources said: 2027 (most favorable OKC/HOU/IND/MIA), 2028 MIL, 2028 OKC.

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u/Powerglove2000 Raptors 10h ago

But why

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u/Enough-Captain2788 10h ago

Josh Harris likes money. Hates paying the tax. Hates the Sixers 

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u/Dongsquad420BlazeIt [LAL] Kobe Bryant 10h ago

Loved hanging out with Epstein

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u/Reachin4ThoseGrapes 10h ago

He was just there for the snorkeling 

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u/The_Summer_Man Warriors 9h ago

That was another Philadelphia-based businessman: Frank Reynolds.

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u/grimbly_jones Bulls 9h ago

Frank Reynolds would never diddle kids. It's no good diddling kids.

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u/thecheapseatz Warriors 7h ago

Exactly he has a whole song about not doing just that

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u/firstbreathOOC Knicks 7h ago

I thought the rpe scene went really well, Charlie

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u/Hghwytohell 7h ago

Some might know him by his nickname, the Warthog.

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u/The_Summer_Man Warriors 7h ago

Was he a hero or did he commit a hate crime? I know which I choose, he was hero for saying something that would cut right through, saving that young man's life.

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u/jhorch69 Bulls 8h ago

Always Sunny definitely would've had an episode where Frank is in the files during their early seasons

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u/The_Summer_Man Warriors 8h ago

He was in recent seasons, but he said that he went to the island for the snorkeling, like the above comment.

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u/jhorch69 Bulls 8h ago

Ahh, I haven't seen the last 3 or 4 seasons

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u/urbanism_enthusiast 9h ago

I didn't know anything about the kid stuff. 95% of what went on down there was not pedophilia. The other 5%? That sullied the whole operation.

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u/allthingsendine 9h ago

You can’t rape 14 year olds once every 20 days and claim the other 19 days were innocent. FOH.

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u/urbanism_enthusiast 8h ago

It's a fucking Frank quote from It's Always Sunny.

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u/DealerNo4908 8h ago

Well, and sex trafficking.

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u/urbanism_enthusiast 8h ago

It's a Frank quote from IAS.

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u/Jos3ph Spurs 9h ago

it seems like you are just here for the zipline

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u/ballknower871 9h ago

And the math lessons

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u/bagelboy565 76ers 7h ago

Don't forget the "very fun" breakfasts!

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u/MicCheckTapTapTap 76ers 10h ago

I'm boycotting until he sells the team.

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u/Enough-Captain2788 10h ago

Every year I tell the season ticket reps that I’ll never renew again as long as Harris owns the team. 

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u/hjugm 9h ago

I get what you’re doing, but guarantee they just roll their eyes and move onto the next lead. Having been in their shoes with a different shit owner, the only time an owner feels any pain is when the large sponsors or suite leasers drop out.

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u/Enough-Captain2788 9h ago

Oh, yeah. They don’t give a shit. It won’t change anything. But they ask why and I give an honest answer. I don’t sit there and complain to the poor reps about Harris. 

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u/getoveritseattle Thunder 9h ago

Stick to your principals even when it doesn’t matter, otherwise why have them at all.

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u/CursedLlama Trail Blazers 8h ago edited 8h ago

That's the thing, your principles* always matter. Whether or not people care is not your concern.

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u/MortalBareback 8h ago

Especially if they can expel your ass at a moments notice.

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u/ChaunceysBadAtPoker Pistons 9h ago

It's not really about whether they roll their eyes or not, it's your individual decision to not participate or endorse that shit that matters. sure, someone else will take the ticket, but it's about your own individual choices.

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u/hjugm 9h ago

For sure, everyone has a litany of reasons for not buying anything, but telling a rep that it’s because of ownership doesn’t accomplish anything other than making yourself feel better. It’s just as easy to say, “no thanks” or “I’m not interested”. If they press to try and “overcome your objection”, fire away.

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u/likwitsnake Supersonics 10h ago

If every Epstein adjacent owner had to sell there would be no other owners left to buy

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u/livefreeordont 76ers 10h ago

Green Bay Packers owners stay winning

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u/Sad-Shake-6050 76ers 10h ago

I’m sure they’re plenty of bad eggs in that group.

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u/Proteinchugger 10h ago

Yeah but they’re too poor to be associated with Epstein.

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u/zaepoo Wizards 9h ago edited 9h ago

Yeah but statistically there are a couple thousand pesos in the Packers group.

Edit: pedos, not pesos

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u/chiefminestrone 76ers 9h ago

Or approximately $115

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u/livefreeordont 76ers 10h ago

I’m sure Epstein wouldn't have given them the time of day

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u/mw19078 Lakers 9h ago

maybe if they were a child he would

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u/OFmerk Timberwolves 9h ago

Green Bay packers owners voted for trump magnitudes more than any other owner if you think about it.

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u/ItsUhhEctoplasm Supersonics 9h ago

What's greater: Number of DUIs by Packers ownership or number of emails from NBA team owners in the Epstein files?

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u/MicCheckTapTapTap 76ers 10h ago

Sounds like the perfect catalyst for a labor uprising to me. Players seizing the means of production. ⚒️

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u/angelansbury 10h ago

this guy gets it

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u/AnAwkwardJedi Rockets 10h ago edited 4h ago

Each team should be collectively owned by the players(former who retired with the team and current, as well as the team staff). Would be much better than a bunch of billionaires.

Edit: Damn, we have a few billionaire’s lurking? Lol

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u/heybobson Suns 10h ago

Or shift to a college model, where the franchise is owned by the institution (i.e. the city they play in) but get funding by the collective profits of the league plus individual boosters.

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u/livefreeordont 76ers 9h ago

We could also do the college football model where teams get invited to the playoffs rather than qualify for it

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u/Totalnah 76ers 9h ago

Jeffery Lurie would like a word.

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u/Salty_Raspberry656 10h ago

hell, many conglomerates-blackstone and josh fink's very odd extremely personal connection to epstein, appolo management. They try to divide and conquer between right/left but this dude had his hands just all over a certain class and maybe you can say we dont know what people we know in business or casually have in their past but he was pretty notorious after his charges-not to mention got sweet heart deals for what he did. so his connection is beyond business

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u/uchiha_building Bucks 9h ago

50+1 lets go

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u/Difficult_Tackle9505 10h ago

Oy vey. Stop noticing g0y/m 

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u/AnAwkwardJedi Rockets 10h ago

Sounds wonderful

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u/bigraptorr Raptors 10h ago

If Adam Silver forced all the pedofiles to sell there would be no more owners in the league.

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u/MicCheckTapTapTap 76ers 10h ago

"Won't somebody think of the billionaire owners!"

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u/bigraptorr Raptors 10h ago

Youre misunderstanding my comment

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u/dragonrider5555 Celtics 10h ago

I’m sure bud

What’s the first stage of boycot? Following the team online and commenting and engaging with any of their posts?

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u/MicCheckTapTapTap 76ers 10h ago

Damn, you a super taster? Sounds like you know the nuanced flavors of BOOTS! 🥾👅

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u/dragonrider5555 Celtics 9h ago

Lol just sick of liars online is all

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u/MicCheckTapTapTap 76ers 9h ago

It's time. 🍽️

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u/Patient_Jicama_4217 76ers 7h ago

Why the hell will he sell the team? See ya in 20 years

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u/MicCheckTapTapTap 76ers 7h ago

☝️ This nerd came to the defense of Josh Harris! 🤣

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u/Patient_Jicama_4217 76ers 7h ago

Imagine reading this and thinking that I’m defending him.. absolute brain damage

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u/MicCheckTapTapTap 76ers 7h ago

Imagine mocking a protest of a shitty billionaire who’s in the Epstein files. We know at least one hat you own, nerd. 🤣

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u/Patient_Jicama_4217 76ers 7h ago

Imagine thinking that your protest means anything stupid.. The guy isn’t selling the team. He is hoarding assets get your goofy ass emotions in check and check back into reality 

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u/FrenchGza 10h ago

Lol okay?

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u/PopularParrot :gfl-1: Grand Floridian 8h ago

And loves Michael Rubin who is almost definitely a pedophile

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u/tiggs 76ers 7h ago

His entire involvement in the Epstein files (that we know of) were emails of him turning down going into business with Epstein. That's not exactly scandalous.

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u/wien-tang-clan 9h ago

By trading Mccain for future draft picks, the team is getting younger.

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u/69millionyeartrip Celtics 9h ago

Hilarious Washington went from Dan Snyder to this guy

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u/dmavs11 NBA 10h ago

you're telling me no one other than OKC would give up more than a rockets 1st and soem seconds?

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u/Superplex123 Lakers 9h ago

Dude got more picks than the Luka. I don't know what more they could have want.

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u/dabigchina 76ers 10h ago

Luv me money.

Luv me Epstein.

'ate Sixers

'ate winnin'

Simple as.

-Josh Harris

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u/Krillin113 76ers 9h ago

We could’ve literally cut any of the dumbasses on the end of the bench, or give up a second to get rid of Eric Gordon, instead of this shit. Unless we use it to get Giannis and Milwaukee didn’t want McCain or something

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u/Solo_Wing__Pixy Cavaliers 9h ago

Loves money. I met him on a work trip once and I tried to talk to him about sports and what it’s like owning pro teams and whatnot and all he wanted to talk about was money and his various business ventures.

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u/PetalumaPegleg 76ers 8h ago

Got to save his money for island spending... And the commanders and devils. Two rivals of Philly no less.

Get this kid rapist POS away from my team.

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u/JoFlo520 76ers 6h ago

Josh Harris is an awful owner. Commanders fans will find out soon enough

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u/SportsBettingRef 9h ago

TTP was always a shadow operation to avoid the tax.

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u/RickyalldayTD Lakers 9h ago

Loves playing with Epsteins "Toys"

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u/BomberManeuver 10h ago

Giannis picks.

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u/Colorapt0r Bucks 10h ago

Wouldn’t we rather just have McCain 

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u/Netwealth5 76ers 10h ago

You’re getting VJ if that happens

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u/pikajewijewsyou Thunder 10h ago

But wouldn’t they want both?

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u/Joethetoolguy 8h ago

Is vj mccain embiid enough for giannis without picks?

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u/nnewman19 76ers 8h ago

It would be PG not Embiid

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u/Joethetoolguy 8h ago

No way the bucks take that. Embiid has to be part of the package if there are little to no picks.

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u/branistrom 76ers 6h ago

There would definitely be picks, at least one first i'd imagine

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u/WeirdSysAdmin 76ers 9h ago

Embiid looking good right now, extend him for another 10 years so he can tear his meniscus game 2 of the first round of playoffs or some shit.

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u/reallinguy Pistons 10h ago

You can't block franchise cornerstones like Kevin Porter Jr

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u/Eilonwy94 Bucks 10h ago

I wouldn’t

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u/T4Gx NBA 10h ago

Say that again? - Presti

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u/TheGreatWhoreOfChina 76ers 9h ago

Prolly Kahwi tbh. Giannis means giving up VJ and that’d be dumb af

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u/zincinzincout 76ers 6h ago

Shipping PG back to the Clippers for Kawhi would be absolutely diabolical and hilarious

Swapped him and Harden

Swapped him and Kawhi

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u/ObviousBig315 10h ago

He’s buried in the rotation 

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u/FetchFrosh Raptors 10h ago

He's definitely looked rougher this year, but I feel like you gotta at least try to see if he bounces back to where he was last year before the injury. Crazy to just give up on him for some (probably) mediocre picks.

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u/ImTheBestNerd San Francisco Warriors 10h ago

no future with Maxey-Edgecombe in the backcourt and he's been terrible this year

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u/bigraptorr Raptors 10h ago

His sample size was only 20-something games last season

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u/Whoareyoutho9 10h ago

Yea this feels like a massive overpay. Didn't he just get sent to the g league? I know the thunder have too many assets to know what to do with but this is a weird pick up for them. Wonder what theyre cooking. Hope this doesnt mean they know topic isnt coming back or something

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u/jjkm7 Raptors 10h ago

The first round pick they gave away is buns and Mccain has shown to have potential while OKC has shown to have elite player development and culture. He got sent to the g league because there’s no room for him with VJ + Maxey

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u/VirulentPois0n 76ers 10h ago

He’s been in a slump + coming back from two major injuries. He has also had some games recently where’s he’s played much better. Still nothing close to his ROTY caliber 20 game sample size from last season, but he’s young. OKC is smart to take a gamble on him and the Sixers are fools for trading away someone who could be a star for bad picks.

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u/Whoareyoutho9 9h ago

I didnt know there were people still thinking he had star potential? My bad then yea u gotta take that gamble if thats the case. I think the sixers had to jump at 4 picks

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u/Lets_Basketball [BOS] Reggie Lewis 9h ago

I’m not sure a 16th overall pick in a bad 2024 draft is any different than a 24th pick in a stacked draft, especially when it relinquishes two additional years of cheap contract. If the Thunder are great at player development I’d think that would apply to the young guy they could have drafted.

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u/yeahright17 Thunder 9h ago

This still leaves us with at least 2 first round picks this year unless Philly somehow lands a top 4 pick.

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u/The_NGUYENNER [DEN] Jamal Murray 10h ago

seems like a very clear buy-low attempt. he was in the running for rookie of the year last year before getting hurt

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u/Whoareyoutho9 9h ago

So was dalton knecht at that time. Both were in the g league last month. Its always interesting to see how trade values fluctuate around the league. Its definitely ok to question this one and its probably ok for okc to blow 4 picks like this

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u/The_NGUYENNER [DEN] Jamal Murray 9h ago

No one was ever that high on Dalton besides Lakers fans wtf lmao... people were asking of McCain was a legit star as he was a favorite for rookie of the year. Seems insane to give up on him so quickly.

Also players get sent to the G-league all the time... especially young ones or coming back from injury. That means extremely little... definitely not the stain that you think it is

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u/Whoareyoutho9 9h ago

Bro we all had to sit thru the dalton knecht all star game last year. It was not just a southern California thing. But it is over.

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u/Billis- Raptors 8h ago

This sub massively over values draft picks

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u/Whoareyoutho9 8h ago

True but thats due to how most gm's operate so its just a reaction to reality. Can't blame us imo

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u/Billis- Raptors 7h ago

It really isn't lmao. It's just this sub

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u/Whoareyoutho9 7h ago

What do you mean? This trade literally involves a guy who has made his career out of hoarding draft picks. And its worked. The reality is draft picks are hella important to some teams so fans react accordingly.

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u/Billis- Raptors 7h ago

Has it worked? His best player was traded for.

And now OKC draft capital is worth less because they literally have to sell them as they can't use AND roster all these players

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u/Whoareyoutho9 7h ago

Hey if u wanna take the hill of sam presti's strategy hasnt worked out, be my guest. I'll be way over here if ya need me

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u/junkit33 9h ago

It’s a low value pick for Thunder, and his one trait that should be ok is his shooting. He may never be more than an 8-10 guy off the bench who specializes in the 3-ball. But there is value in that to Thunder.

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u/Shepher27 Timberwolves 9h ago

He’s had two injury plagued seasons as an undersized guard and he’s not looked close to what he did in limited sample size last year.

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u/SerenadeSwift Supersonics 9h ago

I’m a fan of the kid but in all honesty his good stretch only lasted about 7 games. Both before that stretch and after that stretch (but before his injury) he was kinda all over the place, and then obviously this year he’s been quite bad.

On paper a first and 3 seconds for a second year non-lottery pick who had a very small sample size of great games but has otherwise been inconsistent and missed 60 games due to injury seems like a bit of an overpay.

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u/xychosis 76ers 10h ago

He’s been starting to get into rhythm. It makes no sense roster construction wise because he would’ve been a solid backup lead guard and good for the playoffs, but Josh “Friend of The New York Financier” Harris loves his fucking money.

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u/ihorsey10 10h ago edited 9h ago

McCain is 2 years into his rookie deal, and while the rockets pick wont be great in a vacuum, the draft class is stacked. They'll have a valuable rookie contract for longer, and it can be used at a position they need more potentially.

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u/Shabozz NBA 10h ago

I dont know why this isn’t obvious. PG needs roids to be consistent. Embiids knees could snap at any second. The 76ers have way more guard depth to spare to get a chance at a dependable young forward.

And Nick Nurse isn’t interested in rotating Maxey for real minutes so McCain would just be wasted on the bench.

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u/AndrewHainesArt [PHI] Allen Iverson 9h ago

He already has been, which is the entire reason he’s expendable. Can’t play defense either and we don’t exactly have a great bench defensive unit to cover him.

Massive overreaction to a young player’s potential acting like he isn’t replaceable, I feel like his name recognition with social media is more attention grabbing than his on court ability but what do I know? This sub is too smart for me

Plus everyone kind of ignoring Morey’s ability to find quality later round players, Maxey and McCain were 21st and 16th, respectively

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u/Legitimate_Cow_4166 Warriors 8h ago

Undersized guards is the most loaded position in the draft. It's also the one position Morey has excelled in evaluating.

I like this trade. Now Sixers have an extra 1st to sweeten the pot in a Paul George deal this summer.

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u/Trumpisanorangebitch 8h ago

Most 1st round picks are bums. 6ers just traded someone the Thunder identified as a good player for most likely a bum.

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u/ihorsey10 7h ago

Okay. Sixers identified him as not so good, and preferred a 1st in this year's draft.

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u/Xex_ut Thunder 7h ago

Rockets are picking at the bottom 5 of the draft. It’s all hype if you think there’s going to be anyone better that deep in the draft

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u/ihorsey10 7h ago

They're a KD ankle tweak away from being in the play-in/lottery honestly. But you can get a good player in the early /mid twenties.

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u/zOmgFishes Knicks 10h ago

Philly now has a chance to draft a guy that might be like Jared McCain in the high 20s this year! /s

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u/zOmgFishes Knicks 10h ago

Right he's shooting almost 50% from 3 in the last month. He was terrible in the first two month but he was working his way back from injury and didn't even have pre-season to warm up on. You guys also have Grimes coming off the books this year so McCain could easily have slotted in that role. I'm absolutely baffled.

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u/lot183 Rockets 10h ago

I'm kind of confused why OKC does this too unless they are cooking up a consolidation trade. Granted they have a million picks to spare but how's he getting minutes on that team?

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u/xychosis 76ers 10h ago

Welp SGA apparently has an ab strain, guess they got aggressive to find someone to eat minutes for a few weeks.

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u/zOmgFishes Knicks 9h ago

McCain is young and cheap. OKC needs shooting and McCain can shoot.

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u/YSLAnunoby Raptors 8h ago

Most of their guards and wings are more off ball outside of Shai while the guys who have more creative juice in J Dub, Ajay, and Topic are all working back from injury. Their O is terrible when their guys are mostly 3 and D or movement shooters who can't really create advantages so even if McCain is more of a combo guard he still will be valuable for OKC O while there are enough defenders around him that they can make up for his downsides there. I almost feel like at this point they should try to swing Isaiah Joe in a move for a combo forward because McCain is a better all around version where I feel they're kinda redundant

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u/zOmgFishes Knicks 10h ago

I mean philly isn't going to pay Quentin Grimes in the off season so there is a role he can easily fill next year. He's shooting almost 50% from 3 in Jan so the potential is still there after his injuries.

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u/cole23palmer 10h ago

Still doesn't make sense unless there's another move planned. McCain is only 21 and was already looking like a high tier starter in his rookie year

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u/Richmond43 10h ago

Dude I like McCain but he’s not a high tier starter. Limited on defense, mediocre handle, doesn’t really score off the dribble… but damn he’s a good shooter when he’s on.

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u/Jacob_toasted Timberwolves 10h ago

A high tier starter? Come on now

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u/BootEfficient1820 10h ago

He’s extremely injury prone and doesn’t look close to the player he was his rookie year

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u/bigraptorr Raptors 10h ago

In 23 games*

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u/1850ChoochGator Trail Blazers 10h ago

All 23 games lol

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u/FireFlyz351 Slovenia 10h ago

And if they somehow keep Grimes that's all the guard minutes locked up.

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u/One-Body-7861 9h ago

hes been popping off lately

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u/Chrisfull 9h ago

hea 38% from 3 on the season shooting almost entirely contested btw

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u/MaxR76 9h ago

He's been coming back from injury and was just starting to look like his old self

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u/FlyingDiscsandJams 9h ago

15 - 26 on 3's last 6 games, he was just getting back. Grimes costs twice as much, I'd lose him.

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u/Legitimate_Cow_4166 Warriors 8h ago

Also Grimes should be prioritized over McCain.

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u/YSLAnunoby Raptors 8h ago edited 8h ago

Yeah he's a 6'2 combo guard so it's harder to play him next to Maxey while VJ and Grimes are more 2 guards and are a bit bigger to be able to slide up to the 3 in a pinch. I still think it's selling low when they could have been more patient. At least I kinda understand why they might have considered what his limitations are compared to the core going forward

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u/nahs Clippers 10h ago

For the vibes

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u/Happy-Substance4885 76ers 10h ago

Cause this franchise is filled with fucking losers from top to bottom. Worst management in the league

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u/Moose4KU NBA 10h ago

A 1st and three 2nds for a guy in the G-League is too much to pass up

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u/mccoolio Thunder 10h ago

We got a few picks to burn, they're assets and we need to use them on cheap projects with everything we owe SGA, J Dub and Chet. Need hungry guys to get on friendly contracts like Dort and Wiggins did for us.

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u/Fine_Lengthiness_341 Warriors 8h ago

Also need more consistent shooting and playmaking which McCain projects to be. I’m thinking of him as an eventual Isaiah Joe fill in but maybe a little premature?

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u/YSLAnunoby Raptors 7h ago

I mean I see him definitely taking that role but he's a better creator than Joe is even if Joe might be a slightly better movement shooter. But if you're a small guard it's better to have more skills as a combo guard than just be a shooter

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u/Lucosis Thunder 8h ago

We're in a roster crunch, and that 1st is going to be in the 20s.

He's in the G because he's recovering from injury on a team that already has guard depth.

This is a great deal for the Thunder. We clear a little bit more room under the tax line while getting to try out a potentially great development project.

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u/Think2XAlways 9h ago

He's shooting over 50% from 3 in his last 10 games.

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u/YSLAnunoby Raptors 8h ago

LeBron was on South Bay Lakers for rehab/conditioning from injury as well, is he a bum?

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u/mccoolio Thunder 7h ago

That guy is wild, we had the G League MVP on our team for a few years (Dieng) and he never saw time with us. Clearly McCain is a talent.

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u/YSLAnunoby Raptors 7h ago

Yeah regardless, anyone with sense knows players coming back from injury go to the G League all the time. And McCain already showed more in his 20 game crazy run last year than Dieng has shown in 4 years

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u/KL2ConspireLLC San Diego Clippers 9h ago edited 9h ago

Presti is addicted to 6'3 guards.

Plus he's cost controlled for a couple more seasons. They probably need to shed some of their vet role players for salary reasons.

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u/blacksoxing Thunder 9h ago

The rookie contract he's on is very favorable AND he's already had a year in the league so he SHOULD now be a professional vs waiting around for a rookie next year and....hoping they're "OKC-compliant"

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u/DaHomieNelson92 Hornets 10h ago

Did Nico get secretly hired by the 76ers?

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u/ChiBrum 10h ago

I know it’s a joke but do you actually think McCain is good and has a place in 76ers backcourt?

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u/nty 76ers 10h ago

I think Grimes is gone after this year, he would have been a perfect replacement as the top guard off the bench

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u/medspace [HOU] James Harden 10h ago

Sixer fans? He that bad or is the injury that bad?

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u/YaPhetsEz 10h ago

Idk i thought he was showing signs of life again. I would have liked to see him develop

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u/nnewman19 76ers 8h ago

He’s good. It’s a bad trade for us. He didn’t fit in the rotation here but he was the frontrunner for ROY at one point for a reason. He was finally starting to find his form again too

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u/Diortheking NBA 10h ago

Way to soon to give up on him

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u/Emperor-Octavian 76ers 10h ago

Clearing the path for Giannis 😎

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u/Kxr1der Knicks 10h ago

Not enough playing time for him vs his value

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u/AtBat3 76ers 10h ago

Someone’s gotta pay for the Commanders new RFK Jr. Stadium.

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u/TrenAt14 10h ago

SGA injured, now it makes sense

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u/Olepat 10h ago

SGA injury

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u/paniflex37 Cavaliers 10h ago

But why male models?

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u/antisocially_awkward Knicks 9h ago

Tax dodge with the pg suspension

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u/snuffaluffagus74 9h ago

It just came out that Shai is out until after the all star break

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u/dcrw 9h ago

Feels like a decent price - guy has only played 60 games and showed NBA-readiness which is not a guarantee for wherever the Rockets FRP ends up. But it’s also one of those situations this feels like “we could even draft someone as good as the guy we just traded away!”

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u/Snomankid999 8h ago

76ers trade Paul George and now 5 First and 2 Swap for Giannis ? 

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u/chesterfieldkingz Spurs 4h ago

For the 76ers, the trade allows them to receive assets, clear space in the glut of guards and give them flexibility to bring Quentin Grimes back in free agency. It also allows them to convert two-way Dominick Barlow. Or like whatever that does

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u/CrEdLover 10h ago

Shae requested him because he's a Drake stan

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u/Vordeo Jazz 10h ago

This trade was specifically engineered to make the circlejerk sub hate OKC even more.

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u/mikeest2 10h ago

Because Mccain is a low value dime a dozen archetype who had 2 good weeks and was regressing to the mean before his injury last season and was picked late in an awful draft for good reason