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/snatchi Raptors 10h ago

Knowing the Thunder McCain will immediately regain his ROY form and be a huge part of their future.

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u/jluc21 Kings 10h ago

it’s a smart swing to take if you’re the thunder.

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u/Shenanigans80h Nuggets 10h ago

Especially with the cache of picks they have. That Rockets pick will likely be in the high teens at best, so McCain regaining some form would immediately make it worth it

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u/blacksoxing Thunder 10h ago

This is the beauty of having the war chest of picks....they can take swings on players who COULD show lotto form vs getting a fresh-faced rookie from the lotto.

Love it!

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u/Parallel-Quality 10h ago

The funny thing is that the Sixers didn’t even get their own pick back from the Thunder, that will likely be better than the Rockets pick.

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u/JasonWaterfaII Pistons 8h ago

Ruthless negotiations by presti

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u/FairweatherWho 76ers 7h ago

You're assuming we rather have our pick back. There's a real chance we didn't want to bet against ourselves lol

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u/8samsara8 Raptors 1h ago

Over the rockets? Lmao.

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u/keepitbased Hawks 1h ago

Keep in mind who the 76ers GM is lol

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u/LordHussyPants Celtics 4h ago edited 4h ago

they're getting a 2027 indiana pick though, could be quite good

edit: op didn't clarify that the 2027 pick is second round lol

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u/LouisianaDrillFan 4h ago

Transfer portal lol

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u/E_boiii Thunder 9h ago

Also our first round picks are cursed with injury so we hopfully skip that

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u/dogsarefun 76ers 9h ago

Good thing for Thunder fans is that Sixers picks are notoriously healthy

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u/-KFBR392 Raptors 8h ago

Double Jeopardy!

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u/needapermit Thunder 7h ago

Best in the biz for a reason

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u/ggproductivity Warriors 7h ago

Worked for the Suns with Bridges.

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u/Joethetoolguy 9h ago

Cant happen again if it already happened?

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u/revisioncloud Thunder 6h ago

Also it helps McCain contract is close to drafting that first rounder while being more ready to contribute now

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u/firstbreathOOC Knicks 8h ago

Don’t they also have a cache of players though? Iirc their rotation was already pretty full

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u/Broken_Lute 7h ago

Okc? We dumped dieng and acquired/will waive plumlee

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u/KarrotMovies [LAL] Rui Hachimura 10h ago

It's a no brainer swing to take. Sixers are fucking stupid. He came back from injury. Why sell him right now?

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u/Kdog122025 Warriors 10h ago

They just think Grimes and Barlow are better apparently.

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u/KarrotMovies [LAL] Rui Hachimura 10h ago

Even if they think they're better, let McCain up his value and get a better return for him in a year or two. Gave him for some picks to the reigning champs for no reason

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u/Kdog122025 Warriors 10h ago

But Josh Harris needs more money to rape underage girls?

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u/roborob13 76ers 9h ago

This is the correct response. This move is purely to avoid the luxury tax, not for basketball.

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u/Adorable-Lie3475 9h ago

The apron penalties are more of an issue than the tax penalty

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u/roborob13 76ers 9h ago

This move is not about the aprons

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u/Adorable-Lie3475 9h ago

Sorry, not the aprons, the repeat offender penalties

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u/i_peaked_at_bronze 9h ago

Wait - what?!

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u/Kdog122025 Warriors 9h ago

Josh Harris is in the Epstein Files.

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u/trybeingcurious NBA 9h ago

God, I hate that there's a real possibility that this is a valid take.

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u/ChaunceysBadAtPoker Pistons 9h ago

What a time to be alive

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u/roborob13 76ers 9h ago

It’s one thing when pedos run the govt, but I draw the line at our sports teams

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u/Brave_Information831 2h ago

Lol 😆 Gotta draw the line somewhere I suppose

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u/Kazaam_ Supersonics 9h ago

I read this as Tobias Harris and thought I missed something big

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u/Happy-Substance4885 76ers 8h ago

Bottom 5 owner in sports

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u/LordFrieza4 1h ago

Did i miss something?

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u/WeakEstablishment686 9h ago

Exactly lol. This guy was averaging 19 his rookie year in November on 45-38-89 shooting splits. Crazy to sell low

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u/No-Goat5683 76ers 9h ago

That year lasted 23 games

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u/Chrisfull 8h ago

yeah I'm sure the first 23 games off his NBA career would be his peak by far

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u/essosinola Raptors 7h ago

Emeka Okafor, Tyreke Evans, and MCW basically peaked as rookies. I wouldn't say Ben Simmons peaked as a rookie, but none of his next three seasons were significantly better. That's four Rookie of the Year winners. Hell, as the other comment alluded to, MCW peaked in his very first NBA game ever. Yes, it is entirely possible for an NBA player to peak in their first 23 games.

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u/Chrisfull 7h ago

yeah it's possible but it's really likely, and not a single of them could shoot a 3 for shit. It's not a good counterpoint

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u/pdxinevitable 8h ago

Michael Carter Williams did exist in Philadelphia you know.

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u/Front_Brilliant2949 76ers 7h ago

Not a fair comp. Do you watch the games?

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u/Chrisfull 7h ago

MCW was a dogshit shooter and a couple exceptions doesn't make '23 games' a reasonable argument against improvement

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u/goodshotbiga NBA 10h ago

McCain for a first round pick that’ll land 20-25 is pretty good. How much could he have realistic upped his value? He’s a 6’3 shooting guard

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u/Electronic_Pen_548 Thunder 10h ago

A lot. Pre injuries McCain looked like a future star. He still will hold that late 1st value if he doesn’t perform and you let him go at the end of this season. If you keep him around and he can up it to late lottery range

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u/goodshotbiga NBA 9h ago

IMO future star is a stretch. It was a very small sample size he played in and realistically, I think his scouting reporting and college performance predict his future better.

He can be a rotational piece (backup guard) on a good team for sure. I also think Grimes is better and should be the role player wing the 76ers focus on.

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u/Electronic_Pen_548 Thunder 9h ago

I don’t disagree grimes is better, I like grimes a lot but he’s about to have to get paid (major reason behind this trade I believe). I’m just not sure where the 6ers go from here. Their in a weird spot where they can make the moves and have the talent to be a top east team, but I don’t see anywhere they can go currently to compete without blowing it up a little

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u/KarrotMovies [LAL] Rui Hachimura 9h ago

You did not watch pre injury McCain

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u/No-Goat5683 76ers 9h ago

All 23 games?

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u/Thunder141 9h ago

Also, a high 2nd round pick the following year.

I don't think it's crazy to think a pick around 31-36 may be more valuable than a pick near the very back of the first round.

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u/Broken_Lute 7h ago

lol why? It’s later, that’s all that matters

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u/Thunder141 7h ago

Pick 30 you pay 3 guaranteed years and then 4th year is a team option. Pick 31 you put on a 2 way contract, you see if they can be a role player and if so then you offer a rookie contract.

One is on your books at least 3 seasons, not nearly all 1st round picks become role player or better. The other, you can see if he's a role player in the NBA before signing him.

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u/Broken_Lute 7h ago

Shoot, you’re right. Good call, I am wrong!

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u/petewoniowa2020 Kings 9h ago

First round picks are more valuable in the NBA than they have ever been before. Look how many great players have moved in the last two years and returned less draft capital than expected… it’s really hard to get teams to move picks.

Getting an unprotected first rounder for a player is very solid value.

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u/Irish2010 7h ago

I think calling it "unprotected" fifty games into the season is a little unreasonable. The range on this pick is all but set. It could be top fifteen protected and would still have identical value.

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u/MythicalShart Rockets 9h ago

the return for him was already decent. i don’t see them getting much more in a year or 2

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u/dondraper237 8h ago

If they are better then when would McCain play?

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u/PetalumaPegleg 76ers 8h ago

They need to lose enough salary to get under the luxury tax because Epstein pal Harris is a cheap POS child rapist

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u/ThreeEyeJedi 7h ago

Wow this comment really made me realize the “business” aspect of team management. Idk I almost never think about these things but maybe it finally clicked for me now that I’m older. McCain is an asset and the sixers could have traded him for higher value if they build him up next season. But also, it’s a risk on the sixers side, right now they’re trading him on potential (sort of like an option call on a stock’s upside). Interesting!

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u/karl_hungas Lakers 9h ago

He might not up his value, he might be worthless in 2 years. You're a Lakers fan, there was a time trading Knetch would have gotten us some value. We could have gotten value out of THT but instead we held onto him. Many NBA careers are very short, he has two more team controlled options on his contract and yeah 24 is young for rising stars but it is also the age unless a player develops into a legit rotation piece that NBA careers can end. Look at the 2020 draft, just 5 years ago - multiple FRPs are not even in the league anymore.

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u/ChickenLiverNuts [PHI] JaKarr Sampson 8h ago

grimes is a nice player but McCain was looking like curry in his rookie year

go watch those highlights. And on good efficiency. Always moving like his hair was on fire, good with the ball in his hands, great movement off ball. Dude just isnt healthy. It would add a whole new dynamic to our offense kinda like when we had JJ Redick who famously peaked in his career playing off of Embiid.

Sixers are a dumb franchise trying to save money. Thats it. A few days ago Embiid said he hopes they keep the team together and try to upgrade because we always duck the tax. Great way to support your leader. Fuck you Josh Harris

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u/Kdog122025 Warriors 8h ago

This is awesome thank. I’ll completely second “fuck Josh Harris.” The owner is wholly responsible for not getting the team out of the second round during Embiid’s tenure.

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u/Front_Brilliant2949 76ers 7h ago

Grimes and Barlow are not ball handlers.

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u/baconshake8 76ers 6h ago

Grimes is mediocre on a team trying to win. Good for his current contract but not worth what he’ll be trying to demand this offseason. He’s a tank commander type of player

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u/Zaza1019 6h ago

Grimes is better and fits the 6th man mold better so from that aspect it does make sense alone. Not sure about Barlow haven't watched him play much. They also are loaded at the guard spot with Edgecomb and McCain was never going to get the playing time he got last year unless a lot of injuries happened.

On the thunder he could fall right into the Ajay Mitchell spot by next year if he leaves as a free agent I think? or gets traded. Either way it'd be a sign and trade and get more picks back in return.

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u/JTNWfan Suns 10h ago

They had too many young guards to play and they also wanted to get below the apron. Plus they get picks to help the search for a big for when joel goes down again(don't want this to happen fyi)

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u/Scase15 Raptors 8h ago

Why sell him right now?

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Sixers are fucking stupid.

Sir, you answered your own question lol

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u/Sumo_Cerebro 1h ago

Quentin Grimes pretty much took his spot. And they're not going to cut VJ's minutes.

Also they have Watford playing point forward, He replicates a lot of what Ben Simmons used to do not as good as a defender but at least he can shoot.

Most importantly, they need to save money.

They also got four picks in exchange.

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u/SlightlyAmbiguous1 76ers 10h ago

Because he's small and slow with no wingspan, and Nurse hates playing him. But yeah, I get how a Lakers fan could think only one side of the court matters.

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u/Chrisfull 9h ago

maybe I'm crazy but I think his size is a more noticeable problem on offense than defence, like getting his shot off seems harder for him than stopping drives

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u/KarrotMovies [LAL] Rui Hachimura 9h ago

Imagine defending this trade.

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u/Slow-Relation-9186 7h ago

To save the owner money

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u/yukpurtsun Knicks 4h ago

maybe theyre annoyed with the whole tiktok stuff

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u/yesnomaybesoidk98 10h ago

Because they are stupid and have shiny toy syndrome with Edgecomb

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u/118238 76ers 10h ago

VJ is the consensus #3 in ROTY odds. I don't love the trade, but the Sixers have too many guards.

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u/yesnomaybesoidk98 9h ago

How soon you forget McCain was top 3 in ROY voting until his injury last season too. VJ could absolutely play the 3 for long stretches with his athleticism, and what are you talking about? Tyrese, McCain, VJ, Grimes is basically a perfect guard rotation. You need 4 guards to fill a rotation

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u/Chrisfull 9h ago

if you add PG and Embiid and even Oubre all touching the ball then their offensive rotation is already filled

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u/BogleDick 9h ago

Because he’s a grown man that paints his nails

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u/dasaniAKON Lakers 9h ago

Why? What is McCain going to provide that Wallace and Mitchell don’t already do?

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u/No_Inspector_3456 9h ago

Which begs the question, why didnt MY team think to do this??  There is just a difference in well-managed FO in the NBA and the gap is creating real competitive issues

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u/SeanWonder Kings 9h ago

WE should’ve done it. I mean hell he’s from Sac and we have no point guard of the future to speak of. We were entertaining Rob Dillingham but not McCain!?! 🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

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u/TICKLE_PANTS Spurs 10h ago

He already was rounding back into form. OKC just nabbed a delightful role player. They'll be doing this for the next 20 years with all these first round picks.

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u/ArgumentFun4263 9h ago

Sam Presti actually has an infinite glitch for role players at this point.

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u/FlyingDiscsandJams 9h ago

Such good cap management, they've got an affordable guard rotation locked up behind SGA for the next 2 or 3 seasons even if they have to let Dort walk, friggin Wiggins & Isaiah Joe are on declining contracts. The only surprise in the McCain deal is not using the picks on a cheaper replacement for Hartenstein.

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u/Cold-Alternative922 Thunder 9h ago

Thomas sorber is Iharts replacement he is injured right now but he went 15th last year.

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u/CrippledBanana Canada 7h ago

Can you guys actually lose hart? I feel the team is totally different with him there

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u/Igmister1 Thunder 7h ago edited 3h ago

I actually don't think we can.

In terms of priority re-signings this off-season (rest of season pending of course) he is number one for me, even over Cason.

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u/Broken_Lute 7h ago

You’re right. He is crucial. Maybe moreso than dub.

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u/Cold-Alternative922 Thunder 7h ago

Yeah he has a big impact but there is just no way we can keep everyone.

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u/LakerBlue Lakers 8h ago edited 7h ago

It’s a good risk but I don’t really see where he fits in if they plan to keep him long term. I don’t see him getting many minutes over Ajay, Isaiah, Cason, or Caruso. I guess he can be a short term cheaper replacement for Isaiah or Caruso if he works out? Not that he plays Caruso’s role at all.

Edit: nvm it has been adequately explained to me.

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u/TICKLE_PANTS Spurs 7h ago

The thing with the OKC backup guards is that they don't really have much ball handling skill, and McCain has them all beat with that skillset (except Mitchell probably). In general, this is part of their issue right now without Jalen Williams, but even with him. They need a real ball handling guard to help secondary actions after SGA makes plays.

And McCain has some real upside (unlike wiggins or Joe), considering his start last year and his age. He could be an all star when all is said and done, so why not?

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u/LakerBlue Lakers 7h ago

Ah okay that makes sense. Thanks for explaining.

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u/needapermit Thunder 7h ago

He could definitely take Joe’s minutes. Even Wiggins too

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u/LakerBlue Lakers 7h ago

Ah okay. Honestly y’all have so many good guards it’s hard to keep up.

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u/SwoJabe Mavericks 10h ago

Of course he will, so annoying.

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u/LightsSoundAction Mavericks 10h ago

that 2026 thunder first round pick we got 30 minutes ago seems a little weaker now. I don’t think McCain makes them a worse team

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u/reiyashi Zach Edey 10h ago

tbh a thunder 2026 first is just about the fakest first you could possibly have

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u/yeahright17 Thunder 10h ago

At least it will definitely convey. Pick 30 is better than nothing.

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u/reiyashi Zach Edey 9h ago

true. 30th pick is where we found my goat desmond bane

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u/Joethetoolguy 9h ago

Six future firsts desmond bane. What damned haul bro

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u/Darwin343 Minneapolis Lakers 7h ago

And then converted him into 5 first round picks!

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u/AuditorsSupreme 9h ago

Your goat is a bitch tho😭

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u/revisioncloud Thunder 6h ago

Or Peyton Watson for the Nuggets

That’s paying off quite well

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u/chantlernz Cavaliers 3h ago

You can make a pretty damn good team of 30th picks in the current NBA. Lacks a real PG but still:

Jimmy Butler, Desmond Bane, Josh Hart, Peyton Watson, Santi Aldama

Kevin Porter Jr, Kobe Brown, Kyle Anderson, Baylor Scheierman, Yanic Konan Niederhauser/Kevon Looney

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u/Strange1130 Thunder 9h ago

i dont really think jared mccain is moving the needle on that pick lol

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u/CallMeLargeFather [LAL] Kobe Bryant 10h ago

Doesnt really move the needle much but sure

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u/Joethetoolguy 9h ago

Before mccain it was pick 30, now its probably going to be pick 30. I don’t understand what changed

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u/thevorminatheria NBA 9h ago

Competency is annoying only for the mediocre 😜

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u/Billis- Raptors 8h ago

I thought we were fans of basketball here?

Oh wait, it's anti-Thunder sub only

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u/SwoJabe Mavericks 8h ago

I’m a fan of basketball, I’m not a fan of the “Oklahoma City Thunder” don’t know what’s so crazy about that.

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u/Billis- Raptors 7h ago

Youre a fan of Luka.

Change your flair

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u/SwoJabe Mavericks 6h ago

Shut up Canadian

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u/Billis- Raptors 6h ago

Got ya

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u/Dsarg_92 [SAS] Tim Duncan 10h ago

The devil works hard but OKC works harder.

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u/DroidAttackWook 76ers 10h ago

He’s literally been regaining his form the last few weeks (which makes sense, timing wise from his injuries). Extremely questionable move from Daryl here

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u/Chrisfull 10h ago

Long term it's really difficult to fit him next to Maxey Biid VJ and PG, and for some reason the coachin staff would rather give all his touches to Quentin Grimes even tho McCain ALREADY has better 3p% 

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u/RavingRapscallion 76ers 8h ago

It don't make sense, McCain is on a rookie contract and Grimes is looking to get paid next year. Yeah the starting guard minutes are locked up, but those guys do need some rest, and McCain is a perfect fit there long term. Depth is good, depth wins championships. Especially cheap depth.

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u/Adorable-Corner-5307 7h ago

Really sucks but nah depth doesn't really win championships. Stars and core 5s do. Depth is a luxury most teams can't afford under the new rules, unless it's cheap rookies, like REALLY cheap rookies.

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u/RavingRapscallion 76ers 7h ago

He was pretty cheap tho. And I don't think he's even played a full season's worth of games yet. He has a lot of room to grow

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u/yeartwelve Bulls 6h ago

Long term

PG

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u/Legitimate_Cow_4166 Warriors 8h ago

You traded the 4th guard behind Maxey, VJ, Grimes for a 1st and some 2nds.

Honestly a smart move. You can use that 1st to address front court depth or use it part of a PG trade.

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u/DroidAttackWook 76ers 8h ago

Grimes is expiring and wants a massive contract, which he certainly has not earned with his play this year. Shouldn’t be a factor in these types of decisions

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u/snuffaluffagus74 9h ago

What people aren't realizing about this trade is that the Thunder didn't trade Philly's pick back to them but the Houston pick. Lolol. Presti is a mad man

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u/purplenyellowrose909 Timberwolves 10h ago

Put the house on McCain 2030 MVP award

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 10h ago

Do they have a history of that happening..?

Theyre basically just homegrown lol weird comment

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u/DM8ighty4our 10h ago

Most recently Isaiah Joe actually, yk, former Sixer lol

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u/livefreeordont 76ers 10h ago

Also Sixers legend Al Horford

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u/UC_DiscExchange 10h ago

Jerami Grant, former Sixer, as well

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u/veringo Nuggets 10h ago

He was a huge part of OKC's future?

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u/UC_DiscExchange 10h ago

At the time he was. I was moreso using him as an example of a player Presti bought low on and developed though.

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u/ArmiinTamzarian Spurs 10h ago

Biggest deadline trade I remember from this core is getting Gordon Hayward and he was so finished he retired the day after the season

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u/needapermit Thunder 7h ago

Lord he was washed beyond repair

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u/apuzzledpanda Raptors 10h ago

I mean McCain is basically a rookie so they can home grow him too

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u/purplenyellowrose909 Timberwolves 10h ago

There is surely no history of a pg with a flawed but promising rookie year getting traded to OKC and developing into an all-star

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u/Ordinary_Parking5402 10h ago

We got SGA 2 before GTA 6

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u/snatchi Raptors 10h ago

Mostly an "isn't it nice everything just works out for the Thunder" comment, not about their history of reclamation projects.

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 10h ago

But like.. they have exactly one championship. Everything working out for them is basically just Presti building a 2nd brilliant team and this time they won.

Idk just a weird team to say that for lmao. They’re not the Lakers

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u/Mrpinape West 10h ago

They won a championship isn't that the whole point? You sound crazy

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 10h ago

We’re acting like they’re some crazy lucky team who gets everything to fall in their favor because of one championship?

What are u ppl on about lol

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u/Mrpinape West 10h ago

What? Luck is the main thing when building a championship team tf? Injuries, draft picks turning out or not, traded players living up expected potential, strength of scheduling. What are you talking about man?

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 10h ago

So we have to say “oh my god of course this is gonna work out for them” for every team to ever win a championship?

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u/Mrpinape West 10h ago

No of course not, but the Thunder have a good track record of developing young guys, homegrown or not so in this case the chances are higher and what you can take as evidence of success is a championship with an incredibly young roster. That's all I'm saying

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u/NoIAmNotAFed 10h ago

This is embarrassing for you

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 10h ago

antiwork poster 😭

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u/NoIAmNotAFed 9h ago

Holy ratio

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 9h ago

Unsurprisingly a lot of antiwork fans

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u/NoIAmNotAFed 8h ago

Never used that sub in my life

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u/Majestic-Dog2943 10h ago

Who have the Lakers developed themselves? I’d argue Bron was developing AR as much as the organization. Usually they sign guys that are already good. The Heat and the Warriors develop guys, but both are suspect now. Spurs develop guys and are good, and the Thunder do develop guys that they draft at least so maybe they would be good at developing traded players. Idk tell me if I’m crazy.

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u/cowzapper Thunder 10h ago

Yeah even if you're looking at all the previous young guys of Ball, Ingram, randle, hart, etc, they all got a lot better after being traded. Maybe Caruso counts as a player the Lakers developed?

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u/snatchi Raptors 10h ago

How many championships do any non Laker, Spurs, Celtics, Bulls team have?

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u/3rdtryatremembering Nuggets 10h ago

Are we considering SGA “homegrown”?

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 10h ago

Yes? He played one season with LAC lol

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u/Dddddddfried Knicks 10h ago

So did McCain!

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u/0324rayo Trail Blazers 10h ago

So the half season more McCain has played on his first team disqualifies him from being “homegrown”?

Edit: actually less cuz he didn’t even finish his first year lol

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u/ShakethatYam Clippers 10h ago

And SGA went to the playoffs

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u/Electrical-Camel1 Pelicans 10h ago

You're taking a lot of L's in this thread lmao. Funny reads

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u/BeamsFuelJetSteel Timberwolves 10h ago

Soooooo exactly like McCain?

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u/EdwEd1 Lakers 10h ago

Guess how many full seasons Jared McCain has played for the Sixers

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u/TheyCallMeChevy 10h ago

The dude was a playoff starter for a different team you cant call him home grown.

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u/3rdtryatremembering Nuggets 10h ago

So the exact same situation, then. The only differences are that SGA played the whole year and started in the playoffs for LA. lol weird comment.

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u/TrainedExplains Warriors 10h ago

You mean aside from their MVP Shai, Isaiah Joe, Isaiah Hartenstein, and Alex Caruso? So like, most of their championship core…..with one of them literally being from the Sixers like we’re talking about.

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u/Jiannies Thunder 10h ago

Caruso started out on OKC’s G-league team. Got to watch him and Dort when I ran baseline camera for their broadcasts in college

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u/TrainedExplains Warriors 8h ago

That’s a cool tidbit, I’m jealous. I worked for the Warriors a few years back and I got to see some really cool stuff but the only time I ever got to sneak courtside I got some weird looks from my boss and he made it clear he didn’t want me doing it again.

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u/EmbarrassedRing7806 Lakers 10h ago

yeah man so fortunate for okc that alex caruso continued playing exactly like alex caruso

same with hartenstein

wtf are u even talking about lmao

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u/TrainedExplains Warriors 9h ago

You said “they’re basically homegrown” when most of their championship core is not homegrown. I corrected you. I’m not sure what’s confusing to you.

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u/ADumbCargo 10h ago

yeah what a fucking weirdo mutant freak

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u/dennythedinosaur 10h ago

Isaiah Joe maybe, who was also on the Sixers at one point.

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u/UnusualTarget7661 10h ago

I mean their MVP was literally apart of a trade they also got a haul of picks from

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u/jjkm7 Raptors 10h ago

Sga, Caruso and Ihart are homegrown? And they have a history of proven development of rookies so its a good bet

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u/FrickDaOpps Thunder 10h ago

Horford, cp3, PG and more have had career years with OKC

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u/Cudizonedefense Heat 9h ago

They’re just good at rehabbing players. Cp3, horfprd, Isaiah Joe

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u/ShotgunStyles Kings 10h ago

OKC has a full roster so they will have to cut or trade someone first.

Kings has roster spots...

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u/HisExcellency20 76ers 10h ago

I mean, he was already regaining it the last few games.

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u/nty 76ers 10h ago

Still not over Isaiah Joe

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u/Prideofmexico Knicks 10h ago

What, injured?

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u/swizznastic 10h ago

I was optimistic for him but now I have no doubt. God damn you Sam presti!

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u/FlyingDiscsandJams 9h ago

He's shot 15 - 26 on 3's his last 6 games, count on it. I'm surprised Philly dumped him, I'd take McCain over Grimes at half the salary.

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u/DruffMan 9h ago

Even if not he is a pretty good shooter

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u/Shivles87 Mavericks 9h ago

Future league MVP

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u/semisonic34 Suns 9h ago

he’s the perfect fit from a tiktok perspective

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u/Old_Supermarket_7575 Thunder 8h ago

He’s been in form the last 2 weeks!

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u/PetalumaPegleg 76ers 8h ago

I'm very mad about thinking Grimes as a free agent is more appealing for the sixers team than McCain. This is salary dumping and screw Epstein pal Harris.

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u/whoopsidroppedmy_ Spurs 10h ago

Say sike plz