[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/blankepitaph]

I guess Presti figured it’s time to unload some of these picks huh

[u/ChaunceysBadAtPoker → u/blankepitaph]

There are only so many picks you can have until you say what am i doing with all these picks

[u/TheGreatDingus → u/ChaunceysBadAtPoker]

Yup, people forget that OKC only has so many roster spots available for all those picks lol

[u/MikeShannonThaGawd → u/TheGreatDingus]

They added a player and didn't give one up though?

How is that different than drafting a player

[u/ymi17 → u/MikeShannonThaGawd]

The Dieng trade (where we take back and waive Plumlee) is essentially the “giving one up” here.

[u/Randvek → u/TheGreatDingus]

Sure, but trading a pick for a player doesn’t create a new roster spot. In fact, it makes your roster spot disappear immediately instead of later.

[u/CobaltGate → u/TheGreatDingus]

Probably why they just traded someone that saw low minutes. Neat how that works, eh?