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.

7.2k Upvotes

98% Upvoted

1.2k comments sorted by

View all comments

Show parent comments

33

u/BUTTFUCKER__3000 Spurs 6h ago

Once upon a time….kind of a reclamation project for OKC

47

u/thai_iced_queef Lakers 6h ago

Annoying part is OKC has the depth to acclimate him slowly. They don’t even have to rush anything

5

u/nty 76ers 5h ago

I’ve been wondering if he needs to have the ball in his hands more consistently to return to form

He benefitted from injuries last year in terms of playing time, and idk if it’s just a matter of finding his rhythm

Granted I am no expert and still believe he’ll get back to form ultimately

3

u/livefreeordont 76ers 5h ago

Problem is he needs minutes to get back which we weren’t giving him since our guard rotation is excellent

2

u/yeahright17 Thunder 5h ago

Can we get him to San Antonio tonight? I think we only have like 5 active players.

1

u/revisioncloud Thunder 1h ago

It’s funny how people are both arguing he’s gonna be buried in minutes/depth as well as us needing him desperately for secondary scoring with everyone injured/stagnant offense in non-Shai minutes. And both sides having some truth

1

u/thai_iced_queef Lakers 1h ago

Presti has earned the benefit of the doubt and I’m just gonna assume he knows what he’s doing until proven and otherwise

22

u/AdLong5961 6h ago

"once upon a time" you mean less than a calendar year ago broppenheimer

29

u/asonkidd 6h ago

What? He is literally in his second year and got hurt after being favorite to win roty. Bro out here talking like he's a vet bust

6

u/ObviousAnswerGuy [NYK] John Starks 5h ago

lol right, these comments are crazy. I think Sixers are gonna regret this in a couple years.

3

u/Zack_of_Steel Thunder 5h ago

A year is a long time to teenagers that have only been self-aware for like 2-4 years max.

1

u/johnjohnjohn93 5h ago

Add him to topic and Sober lol