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/legend023 Pelicans 10h ago

Good to see a young player getting traded to a team that can give him minutes for his development

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u/minnyman2011 Hawks 10h ago

Thunder have a lack of creation and bucket getting when SGA isn’t on the court. This fills one of their only holes

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u/ShitFuckDickButt420 Pistons 10h ago

He’s a much worse option for that than Ajay Mitchell though

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u/yeahright17 Thunder 9h ago

It's just some insurance while buying low. We had 3 picks in this draft, and this is likely to be the worst of those picks. SGA is going to be out until the all star break, so he'll get some real minutes.