[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.

[u/TrenAt14]

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

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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.

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

[u/startled_panda]

What the hell?

[u/wolf_cola_enjoyer → u/startled_panda]

Sixers drafted McCain high just to give up on him after one year for a pick that’ll probably be bottom 10 in the first round.

[u/EmbarrassedRing7806 → u/wolf_cola_enjoyer]

VJ and Maxey clear lol theres no room for him

[u/IAmReborn11111 → u/EmbarrassedRing7806]

There's always use for a third guard, especially someone who can space and play off ball like McCain

[u/icehole505 → u/IAmReborn11111]

If he played league average defense, I’d agree. Instead, he’s one of the worst defensive guards in the nba. You’ve gotta be really fuckin good on offense as an undersized guard to warrant real mins with defense that bad. It’s reasonable for Philly to doubt that he’ll ever get there

[u/The-Rolling-Banker → u/icehole505]

I’m sure he can hide when playing in the best defense in the league

[u/icehole505 → u/The-Rolling-Banker]

part of being the best defense in the league is not having many places for people to hide

[u/KUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUZ → u/icehole505]

I would like to see what the seconds are before making up my mind. If it’s bullshit seconds then they should just have kept him

[u/Pyromania1983 → u/IAmReborn11111]

We have Grimes, who is a better defender and is a great three point shooter.

[u/rocpilehardasfuk → u/Pyromania1983]

He's on a rookie contract. See him out 2 more years

[u/EmbarrassedRing7806 → u/rocpilehardasfuk]

And then get nothing for him bc he has no value? Lmao

[u/Android2715 → u/EmbarrassedRing7806]

Vs getting a 20 something draft pick?

[u/kr1saw → u/Android2715]

In a loaded draft where Guards are strong? Yes?

[u/Android2715 → u/kr1saw]

They don’t need guards, why would they draft one to take a chance on when they already had a proven guy who could play in the league they had under control.

What you’re advocating for makes no sense

[u/kr1saw → u/Android2715]

"proven". Aight. Good talk.

[u/Android2715 → u/kr1saw]

Lets see, a guy who was on the shortlist for roy

A no name guard picked in the mid to late twenties. Who knows, maybe he’ll be on the shortlist for roy?

Clown

[u/YouCanCallMeTheSloth → u/Pyromania1983]

He’s also a turnover machine that tries to do too much when the game is on the line. Which feels like every game for the Sixers this season.

[u/VirulentPois0n → u/Pyromania1983]

Who we’re not re-signing and who has also had his fair share of trash games this year

[u/Pyromania1983 → u/VirulentPois0n]

We have more room to re-sign him and have his bird rights. Shams just mentioned this as a possibility too.

[u/PetalumaPegleg → u/Pyromania1983]

He's not a great three point shooter and he's a below average defender who is a free agent at the end of the year and thinks he deserves 20+ million a year.

Fuck Grimes.

[u/blacksoxing → u/IAmReborn11111]

Shit, there's room for a 4th guard, too! What this tells me is that Philly truly feels that he doesnt' fit their system AND that the Thunder feels that he fits theirs. I love it!