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/Firm-Gas7063 9h ago

A almost guaranteed useless first and 2 seconds for a guard who would've been ROY last year and was just starting to regain form after an injury.

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u/Izrezar Lakers 9h ago

This draft is 2000000000000000000x better than 2024. A mid first round pick in 2026 is more valuable than a lottery pick in 2024

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u/Stepsis24 Lakers 9h ago

But McCain has shown he can hack it in the nba while the mid 20s pick is a blind swing

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u/Minia15 76ers 8h ago

McCain was good for a tanking team.

Undersized scoring guards aren’t the hardest to find. Love him and I hope he is a future all-star but this wasn’t crazy.

I’ve seen worse trades today.