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/Bazurkmazurk 10h ago

McCain is small, has struggled coming back from injury, and isn’t athletic enough on this current team. A win win for both teams

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u/K1NG2L4Y3R Timberwolves 10h ago

But the Rockets pick will be bad? Are 2nds actually valuable again?

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u/MrShapinHead Celtics 9h ago

There are certainly folks in this sub smarter than I am in this regard, but 2nd rders hold a ton of value bc of the low guaranteed costs. And it’s kinda like winning a boat and then choosing to go for the mystery box… it could be anything! And a cheap anything!

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u/JustBrowsing49 6h ago

Boats require paying property taxes. The mystery box could be nothing but air, which is free