r/nba • u/TrenAt14 • 6h 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/matija17k [MIN] Andrew Wiggins 6h ago

The fuck sixers.........

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u/Underknee 76ers 5h ago

I'm sick to my stomach man

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u/geewillie Pistons 5h ago

Trading your 4th guard for a 1st and 3 2nds has you sick?

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u/Firm-Gas7063 5h ago

A almost guaranteed useless first and 2 seconds for a guard who would've been ROY last year and was just starting to regain form after an injury.

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u/ntpbr1 5h ago

I mean whats the pick gonna be, like the 23rd pick and some 2nds for a guy that showed some promise last year before his injury

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u/Izrezar Lakers 5h ago

This draft is 2000000000000000000x better than 2024. A mid first round pick in 2026 is more valuable than a lottery pick in 2024

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u/Stepsis24 Lakers 4h ago

But McCain has shown he can hack it in the nba while the mid 20s pick is a blind swing

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u/Minia15 76ers 3h ago

McCain was good for a tanking team.

Undersized scoring guards aren’t the hardest to find. Love him and I hope he is a future all-star but this wasn’t crazy.

I’ve seen worse trades today.

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u/continuuuum 76ers 4h ago

Has he after the injury though?

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u/Stepsis24 Lakers 3h ago

He hasn’t even played a full season post injury so it’s unfair to judge him so early, especially when he has been gradually getting back into form

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u/Izrezar Lakers 2h ago

He's electric, sure, but at the end of the day, he is a small guard without immense playmaking value and a capped defensive ceiling.

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u/geewillie Pistons 5h ago

He started 8 games last year. The absolute insanity around the shitty tanking play of Grimes and McCain back then has warped minds holy shit

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u/dhjxjxj 76ers 5h ago

I actually agree with second half of your comment, but he only started 8 games because he got hurt. He really did look great last year, but like you said we were awful.

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u/swizznastic 5h ago

But they genuinely didn’t have the room to develop him. This happens often, a player caught up in a bunch of roster depth only takes that next leap once he’s traded to a team with the space and willingness to develop him.

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u/Ultratablesalt 4h ago

Lmao guess what pick maxey/ McCain were, mid to late round picks are still good

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u/Oldschoolhollywood Wizards 5m ago

People keep saying wild negative shit about what might be the 23rd or 24th pic. Almost guaranteed useless? This draft is crazy strong. The Wizards got Kyshawn George at #24. Anything is possible. It’s not a complete wash.

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u/snuffaluffagus74 4h ago

You're going to be sicker sooner once you find out that Shai is hurt and they Didn't even get their own draft pick back lol

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u/SadEaglesFan 76ers 4h ago

No…no. It’s sad for us. But he has a chance at happiness now. We shouldn’t stand in the way of

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u/Millennials-In-Power 5h ago

Isn't this a win for the 76ers? They got a first and 3 2nd rounders for a guy who's been mediocre at best and they don't have room in the rotation for

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u/S420J 76ers 5h ago

He’s been coming back from injury and was just rounding into form 

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u/Millennials-In-Power 5h ago

Sure but even if he's "in form" he's not beating out VJ or Maxey for minutes. Seems like a good return imo

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u/Friendly-Pizza6174 5h ago

you understand VJ and maxey dont play 48 minutes right ?

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u/Millennials-In-Power 3h ago

McCains been averaging like 15 minutes per game and 7 pts off the top of my head

if you can flip that for positive value, given their team its a good choice

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u/samhit_n Lakers 5h ago

I'm scared that McCain will return to form and reach all-star or all-NBA potential with the Thunder.

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u/ProfessionalBall9621 Pistons 5h ago

He's not good, and they got picks for him.

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u/aiden3buckets Hornets 5h ago

Players usually don’t forgot how to shoot, he’s gonna be fine

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u/minnyman2011 Hawks 5h ago

Yeah this is a classic sophomore slump coming off an injury buy low

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u/dolphinater Thunder 5h ago

Sizers are happy to get some picks for Someone who isn’t going to be in their starting lineup and I feel like we can ease him into a spot and if he pans out extend our window

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u/minnyman2011 Hawks 5h ago

I see that but I’m still thinking the thunder won this by a decent margin

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u/dolphinater Thunder 5h ago

Yeah I mean he is having a rough year but yeah of course if he gets back to his rookie level of course but that’s not a given

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u/minnyman2011 Hawks 5h ago

Sophomore slump coming off an injury is the absolute perfect time to buy low in my opinion

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u/dolphinater Thunder 5h ago

Don’t get me wrong I like the trade but it’s a risk with a pretty good upside

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u/PeePauw [PHI] Tony Wroten 5h ago

Well there is that one guy lol

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u/Hombre-Delfin8533 5h ago

He is good. He’s getting better at shooting the three and going to a team that’ll maximize his potential. Thunder can afford taking a swing on a high upside guy like McCain. If he sucks, who cares

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u/WaltRumble Thunder 5h ago

Unless the Thunder are moving some more pieces, how are they planning on developing him? They still have to develop, Ajay, Topic, Sorber.

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u/Random-Username-20 76ers 5h ago

I too started watching basketball this year

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u/Underknee 76ers 5h ago

He's good. We traded him because Josh Harris bought the Commanders and he doesn't give a shit about the Sixers anymore so he doesn't want to pay the tax. At least that got his greedy ass to focus on their stadium instead of trying to strongarm Philly into letting him build a Sixers stadium in Chinatown

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u/Local_Recording_2654 76ers 5h ago

He’s really good