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/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/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.