Jared McCain since joining okc: 14/3/1 on 50/43/89 splits 8-2 record
Since joining okc jared has been insane off the bench
14 points
3 rebounds
1 assists
1 steal
50% FG
43% 3pt
89% FT
8-2 record
i hate Morey so much & i’m not a Sixers fan
Cheer up, you might get Paul George a year from now
Luckily Mark Walters is smarter than that
If Pelinka wants to punt another year by using our cap space to absorb bad contracts for picks, then I could see us absorbing PG’s deal.
I doubt we waste another year of Luka’s prime though considering his discontentment with the idea and his age.
at this point with Rob whatever we do, i wouldn’t be surprised
he’s been quietly one of the worst GMs since 2020 so i wouldn’t be shocked
Quietly??? He’s been awful outside of lucking into the worst decision of North America sports trades
Pelinka: functional bench or competent center - never!!
Why on earth would you even bring that up as a suggestion, how on earth does that help the Lakers? Even this year wasn’t “punted”, we weren’t sellers at any point
Do you like James Harden?
The Hawks are doing a Magic City night.
I sincerely thought McCain was part of the impressive youth rebuild alongside Maxey and Edgecom and was very surprised he was let go.
For the games he started for them last year he averaged 24,4, and 4. Foolish of Morey to ever think anyone really thought he sold high
I personally think he’s doing a great job
imagine being jd vance but your trump was james harden
hey now.
save some for Nick Nurse who’s go-to coaching move is playing his favorites into the ground (Maxey, VJ) and ignoring the rest of the roster.
and making his stupid slackjawed face 1000x a game.
now just imagine the sixers had a sophomore guard who was on track to win roty before injury who has an elite ability to put the ball in the basket.
wild possibilities
VJ is going to the Spurs next season
That would probably be it for me and my support for this org with this ownership tbh
Time to sell high, am I right.
Sell Darryl Morey High - in that case Harrison Barnes and a 2nd. Shit you be high as fuck and you wouldn’t sell him in real life but who the hell thought they’d ditch McCain so Josh Harris could put 25M in his pocket. It’s a shame when they put 40m in his pocket last deadline at least it was scrubs they ditched but now let’s get rid of promising player on dirt cheap contract after years of having to watch Reggie Jackson’s and Eric Gordon’s 10 yrs too late eat those minutes
Fox/Castle/VJ/Vassell/Wemby would be so OP
For Lindy Waters and two 2nds
why is everyone so gungho about helping out the spurs of all teams?
Gotta counter the Thunder somehow before Kon gets traded there lol
We got 15 years of everyone complaining about them being too good and people want to go right back to that for some reason.
vj going to the sixers would be the start of maxeys villain origin story.
He would lose his smile.
They’d be losing by 30 rn instead of 40. Big whoop
They would….still lose every game that they’ve lost sincr the trade. McCain being traded is not the reason they’re losing. It’s because Embiid and George are out.
McCain is a nice backup guard, but at the end he’s still a backup guard. He’s not better than Maxey, Edgecombe, or Grimes.
Grimes is a UFA. The Sixers traded away McCain to save 4.2 mil. What makes you think they’ll try to resign Grimes when he costs 8.7 mil and wants like 20-30 mil a year.
Idk why people keep saying this. McCain wasn’t the move to duck the tax. They had many other options to do that.
So morey just really wanted that mid round pick
Do you think his value would increase as the 4th guard in a rotation?
Or he doesn’t rate him and thinks last season was a Linsanity run.
They won’t, they’ll likely sign someone else in FA. But they weren’t going to resign McCain anyway. VJ made him redondant.
McCain wasn’t expiring lmfao. He’s under contract for 2 more years after this year. Making 4.2 mil next year and 6.8 mil the next. Both years with club options.
He’s literally making 4.2 mil this year.
Coulda used him as 6th man then traded him when he was expiring if they felt he didn’t fit.
He cannot play on the court next to Maxey. How is that so hard for people to get? He’s an undersized two-guard who is a complete traffic cone on defense.
It’s a completely different story in OKC where he can hide on defense and there are multiple guys who can run the offense.
6th man role? Use him as a spark plug. Don’t have to start him. Play him when Maxey and Edgecombe sit. Maxey is currently the NBA leader in most minutes per game at a whopping 38.5 minutes average. 38.5 minutes out of 48.
McCain is a combo guard who can play both the 1 and the 2 (pref the 2). Sixers coulda kept him and have him play 15-20 minutes a night. Would decrease the injury risk and reduce the wear and tear on Maxey from having to play him for so long.
He is not a combo guard. He cannot run the offense. 6th men play a lot of time with the starters so I think that’s a flawed argument.
His defensive liability would’ve been exposed nonstop in the playoffs and he wouldn’t be topping 7-10 minutes a night there.
So, who do you suppose is a better alternative then? Grimes? He gone after the season.
Like all you’ve done is critique McCain but haven’t suggested a different player on the roster and why.
And all the trade did was get you a mid to late first rounder and 3 2nds, 1 of which are from multiple teams (Miami is prob the best one), 1 from the Bucks (maybe mid 30s pick), and OKC (probably late 50s).
second round is reverse-order. pick 31 goes to the team that picked at 30 and pick 60 to the team with the first pick.
I’ve critiqued McCain because he’s the one that’s being discussed. The entire thread is devoted to hating on the trade, completely ignorant of the team contexts.
You don’t know that Grimes is gone. But Grimes is a much better fit as a 6th man. He might be a streaky shooter but he’s a solid defender who can play next to either Maxey or VJ. Barlow was already at his game limit, so by moving McCain they already make up minutes lost with signing Barlow.
I’m not super familiar with the draft class myself, but I know it’s reputation is being very deep. Perhaps they can get a true wing (something they’ve been missing Embiid’s entire tenure) or a better backup center that can start a bunch of games. Those would be much better contributors than a fourth string guard.
Yeah, it’s currently pick 25, but it’s also 1 game away from being pick 22, 1.5 games away from being pick 21. It’s not the last pick of the draft like everyone wants to paint it.
There’s also no guarantee they use it. They can trade it away for another player that better fits - or they can pair it with multiple picks in a trade.
And they were not going to resign him. I’m well aware of his contract. My point still stands. McCain was in the G league a couple months ago. Even if his shot has returned, he still doesn’t attack the basket like he did last season.
And they were not going to resign him.
So you give up on him 2.5 years before his contract is up???? Huh? It’s a great thing you aren’t in charge of a NBA team. Who the fuck are you signing in his place?
I don’t know is not an answer.
Just give up man. You can’t try to reason with stupidity. Let the Sixers think it was a good trade. It’s their funeral anyway.
He’s not gonna grow out of being an undersized guard and his athleticism is not going to be more than average. I don’t need 2 or 3 years to see if this changes, it’s common motherfucking sense.
I don’t care about replacing him right now, backup guards are plentiful in the offseason.
Whos he better than in their guard lineup?
Sad dario noises
Traded him for a bag of jalapeño popper flavored popcorners
Nah I’d much rather have a late first round draft pick.
That could be anything!
The on track for ROTY narrative is just insane at this point. He only had a few starts before getting hurt. It’s the equivalent of locking in the NFL MVP after week 3.
Luke Kennard is the all time leader in 3pt%, was traded for a measly 2nd round pick, and here we are talking about a one-dimensional player who didn’t fit on that team.
We really needed him during this stretch, especially with SGA injured. He fit in so quickly to the team.
I hate you so much
I guess we’re truly villains now so valid
It’s tough having the best GM
No but really why do you guys get to have Presti doing everything he can to support SGA’s greatness when we had to witness Nico punting away Luka’s whole career
The thing that pisses me off most about that, is that Nico also punted away our (what could have been) 10+ year rivalry. I know the NBA is really pushing the Chet/Wemby rivalry now, but oh what could have been. It’s a damn shame.
*luckiest gm you mean; bro fumbled kd/harden/wb in their primes, blantanly tanked to get as many FRPs as possible, got chet as a result, and no way you think the clippers trade would work out this way
The difference with Presti that makes him the greatest GM of all time is that he actually learned from his early career mistakes, and made adjustments. He has been on an INSANE 10 year run, and to say otherwise would be complete buffoonery
You’ve been villains since you stole your team
I didn’t do anything bro. Read boomtown and come back to me.
So the lakers too right, and the Jazz and the pelicans and grizzlies
Like Seattle tried to do to Sacramento?
I can feel the envy hate on the Philly side rn and I’m from Europe.
Why they give them McCain for free, that’s so unfair
Cam Payne needed playing time
for free
This is just straight up misinformation lol.
You can say that a 1st round pick and 3 second round picks are not enough returns for him but it quite literally wasn’t “for free”
It’s being parroted in every thread and we all know 99% of this sub doesn’t actually read, create their own opinions, understand trades or contracts, and while we are at it most know nothing about basketball outside of scoring and stats sheets.
lol you would think this is a Luka level trade the way some of these threads are talking about it.
those picks could be anything! They could even be Jared McCain!
Me after Dallas gave up Micah Parsons…..
It’s the rockets first round pick, not likely to be close to the value of a roty candidate
Might not be a good trade by the Sixers but the rationale behind it wasn’t even terrible lol. VJ and Maxey make him a little expendable and theoretically can use that pick to either trade up or select a wing which the Sixers desperately need
But but… OKC has SGA (Maxey on super potion), Cason/Wiggins/Ajay/Joe(Not rookie VJ) and it seems to work… Isn’t it a coaching diff then?
It works for now because OKC is dealing with a ton of injuries. I don’t think we see much of McCain in the playoff rotation.
Also, OKC had a surplus of picks, so the cost was relatively low for them, but i don’t think Philly was going to see an increase in McCain’s value with 3 guards better than him on the roster.
Seems like a win for all 3 parties to me
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Grimes is much better than him currently. You can be higher on McCain’s future, but you need to be realistic about his present
So what parts of basketball do you think McCain is better at than Grimes? And do you think that he’s so much better at [thing] that it makes up for being one of the worst defenders in the league, and also being unreliable from a health standpoint?
Morey isn’t making that trade based on OKC’s guard depth, OKC wanted McCain, Morey saw his team have Grimes/Max/VJ, then saw OKC’s treasure trove of assets ripe for pickings, and made the move. It’s totally fine to hate the trade if you’re a big believer in McCain, but I think the justification for it is enough for me to wait and see what Morey can do with the pick they got.
I think Morey is/was hoping to use the pick to make a bigger trade. He does need to come up with something though, otherwise he’ll look really dumb. The lack of guard depth with all the injuries is making this look real bad.
Luke Kennard is the all-time leader in 3pt% and was traded for a measly 2nd round pick. Yet somehow it’s criminal that a one-dimensional, undersized two-guard who is less of a shooter was traded for a 1st & three 2nds.
Seth Curry is 7th all time in 3pt% but anyone would call it a steal if a team got a 1st & multiple 2nds for him.
Kennard is a completely different type of player, a lot older and completely different contract situation. That comparison is a little lazy just because they both shoot well from 3.
Who knows what they can get with that 1st rounder, maybe they can get someone like Jaren McCain!
Low key I don’t think the return was that bad. McCain had a rough start this season, teams weren’t going to pay for assets on just his run last year as a ROTY favourite when he didn’t look like the same player post injury this season. He wasn’t going to get minutes over edgecombe to regain his value again either which means his trade value would plummet more overtime potentially.
Daryl is still a dick to say “sold high” to the media, but I understand the return they got. I’m still gonna use this trade to slander Daryl though as I am a true hater. Happy for McCain though, he’s been a beast for okc
It is for free when the player you get is likely better than the picks you give up and those picks arent your picks either.
This is exaggerated, an expression to say cheap, but I heard you, i believed it was understandable, sorry
So high.
But you don’t understand, Josh Harris (the guy from the Epstein files) saved millions in luxury tax payments!
They didn’t. We get to see how good the player is they received in return after the draft.
To be fair 2026 is kinda stacked and Morey hasn’t been that bad at drafting
I mean that’s just not true lol OKC did give up real assets it’s just they have so many it doesn’t feel like it. How many players were traded for a better first rounder this year?
Daryl Morey is a terrorist
I seriously need to know if no other teams offered equal or greater capital compensation
I don’t even care about that part. DON’T PICK UP THE PHONE WHEN THAT FUCKER FROM OKC CALLS. Thanks for coming to my Ted Talk
Wait you guys got Tre Mann for whatever the fuck was left of Hayward.
We traded the corpse of Hayward for two weeks of AI reincarnated. Seems fair enough. At least we got two exciting weeks out of it.
And vasilije micic don’t forget him !!!
I wish I could. Give it a few more years and I won’t remember either of them lmao.
I was genuinely upset we let him go but turns out he just wasn’t very good karma for giving us that miserable bastard Hayward
And Poku
Don’t forget Poku
OG chet that wasn’t even chet
What a legacy
I mean, one of the time Morey picked up the phone, he received Harden
Maybe he’s just riding that high since then
Two of the time*
I bet he doesn’t even call. He probably sits outside the window of whichever GM’s house on a rainy night and stalks his prey…. Waiting…. Until a thunderous (yea that’s right) boom strikes and he makes his presence known and then that gm just gives him whatever he wants.
DON’T PICK UP THE PHONE WHEN THAT FUCKER FROM OKC CALLS
worked out for the rockets a couple of times
Telling me we coulda sent them Pacome Dadiet and our 1st round pick (can’t anyways cuz of Stepien rule) this year and a 2nd or two for McCain lmfao, cuz that’s basically what the Sixers got for him.
I didn’t even know McCain was available to be traded. That’s how good Sam Presti is at his job, I wonder if anyone else even asked because it seemed pretty far-fetched he was even on the table.
Nobody offered more. It’s been pretty widely reported by Andrew Schlecht of the Down to Dunk podcast that other teams were interested and submitted offers. Presti really wanted him and offered the Sixers the most.
And a liar, obviously
Had you seen any of Maxey and McCain on the court together? That defense was basketball terrorism.
Why is it so hard for people to acknowledge he’s just a much better fit in OKC where he can hide on defense and only has to focus on the one thing he does well.
meh.. okc will develop the rest of his game.
in that sense, he truly is a better “fit” at a competent organization with elite coaching and player development.
Can we hold off for a just a minute or two? We don’t even know who the Sixers will draft to replace him, and we don’t even know if McCain will ever be more than an efficient bench scorer in his career. I don’t like his chances of ever getting a starting role in OKC, I’ll say that much.
pretty cheap for an efficient bench scorer.
He’s a 21 year old sophomore player with a 40% three, can create his own shot, and score everywhere on the floor.
Trying to give a guy that woulda won RotY last year a “bench” label at this age is more of a reach than assuming he will be a solid starter.
He cannot play defense and he cannot run an offense. He isn’t a starting level player. On a team with great defenders like OKC he’s a great role player.
And enough with the ROTY thing. He had a couple of starts. You don’t declare the awards over that quickly.
This is revisionist history. Jared McCain was phenomenal last year. He also has been an average defender with the thunder. I wanted him to start last night over Wiggins
There’s nothing revisionist about it at all.
He’s never been able to run an offense at any point at any level. He’s never been a good defender. And he was a complete traffic cone in Philly.
He had a grand total of EIGHT starts last year. He played more than 25 minutes in just 14 games.
14⁄82 = 17%.
Exactly like I said it’s the equivalent of declaring the NFL MVP after week 3.
I didn’t say he is running an offense. He’s playing with three all-stars and he is a SHOOTING GUARD. You can say he was a traffic cone in philly, that’s fine. He has NOT been a traffic cone with the Thunder.
Also, don’t be stupid. McCain only played in 23 games last year, which makes your cherry-picked stat revisionist history. Watch ball bro
lmao. I gave the most favorable time period which should give your argument the best chance and it still doesn’t hold up.
Yes, I know it was a small sample size which is why it would be insane to decide a vote with such a small sample.
What are you even saying? You claimed that he only played 25 mins in 17% of his games out of 82, but I pointed out that you are ignoring the fact that he only played in 23 games, which would make the number 61%.
I don’t care about the declaring roty early, I’m just saying your argument outside of that is dumb. He is back to his rookie year form
This is why you should read before posting.
He played 25+ min in just 14 games. This is where his “candidacy” comes from.
I didn’t say he played in 14⁄82 games. I gave that % and then translated it to the NFL to show that it’s the equivalent of awarding the MVP after week 3.
He is back to his rookie year form
He is playing better on a team designed to hide his weaknesses and emphasize his one strength.
Shit they ain’t drafting him this year
He’s back to being impactful.
I was worried that he had regressed during his rough season in Philly this year, but he’s been awesome for okc.
He’s an extra shooter that they desperately needed. Trey Murphy would have been ideal, but McCain’s still a great addition, especially since he’s returned to form.
Had a meniscus surgery and they game him like 30 games from the bench in finite minutes to rehab and said no ty
He was a ROY favorite
Even though the trade was terrible for the Sixers him leaving was in Jared’s best interest. I’m happy for him he deserves a well run organization that believes in him. Sixers are not that sadly.
This is a thank you for Maxey
Another thank you for Maxey because of Isaiah Joe.
God Bless Sam Presti
Literally gifted to OKC could’ve not went to a better position
daryl morey hangs his toilet paper under the roll
The fuck-ing worst
Name : Daryl Morey
Status : Liar
Rather that status be fired
FUUUUUUUUUCCCCKKKKKKKKK, FUCK, FUCK, FUCK, FUCK. I FUCKING KNEW THAT WOULD HAPPEN. FUCK. FUCK. FUCK MOREY. FUCK. GODAMNIT. FUCK.
I hate the sixers bro. At least the Wizards FO only screws the team over instead of the rest of the league
If Morey still has a job after he’s fired or contract ends, whoever hires him is the biggest idiot ever.
nice stats
Sold high
Crazy indeed, he was such a great pickup for the Thunder
I was devastated about the trade. I’m a Jared fan, and I’m so happy to see him doing so well with OKC and I want the guy who said he sold high on Jared to be haunted by that statement.
Man the sixers could really use a guy like him off the bench
“Sold high” I got it now, mf was saying “sold while high”
He’s getting playing time. Most nba players need rhythm, especially after injury, good for him
Groan 😫
Sixers fans trying to defend this move are hilarious
Thats so great, how’s his defense? Really easy to look good playing against trash teams while on the best coached team ITL with the best depth
He’s been about average on defense. He has obvious physical limitations, but it seems like he’s incorporating somewhat well into our defensive schemes. (Anyone can look like a good defender in our schemes, just look at Joe who was a horrible defender when he got here) My point is he has been a super positive on the floor, even if he isn’t a phenomenal defender. (pretty regularly has one of the higher plus/minus on the team)
Stop the count! McCain a certified 50/40/90 stud! Regression doesn’t exist
I bet the Sixers fans are so happy they sold high on Mccain, what a bust.
Tell me where are these supposedly happy sixers fans?
It’s obviously sarcasm, are people on reddit this socially obtuse?
You’ll be surprised how there are actual people with that opinion.
Obviously a comment like that on a post where Mccain played well is sarcasm, I even have a Thunder flair for Christ sake. people on reddit really just don’t get outside it seems.
With Ajay back, I think we will finally have a top 3 offense. Our biggest issue was generating when Shai isn’t on the floor, and Ajay has been so good he should really be starting. Having a real deal ball handler in our unit opens up so many rotation options. You can tell shit has really been working even if McCain’s numbers aren’t THAT crazy because Isaiah Joe has went from averaging 9 points to now having 20 point game after 20 point game. Having someone who can create that space on the perimeter is really what our offense lacked.
Shoutout Daryl Morey
As someone without a lot of free time bc I have to watch my kings 82 times a season is he different from cam Thomas
Do we need an update thread every game?
I know the narrative is “sold high” or whatever, and the 6ers definitely should have tried for a but more return, but we wouldnt know mccain had this in him if hed stayed in philly. There is no room for him in that lineup, because they need more defense. OKC needs more creation and offense, thats why JM is so excellent w them. Same thing happens all the time, another team is a better fit its nbd
Now someone do it with Gradey Dick
absurdly efficient and contributes to winning so much. sixers could use a guy like that
Morey really said “I am confident we sold high” on Mccain lol
Fwiw, the Sixers were shopping Mccain. 28 other GMs let Sam Presti outbid them too
Thank god he’s not shooting 50/40/90! Would’ve looked like a bad trade if he was.
Really wish the pistons could’ve somehow gotten him when moving on from Ivey. Probably my favorite player from the 2024 draft class
He could very easily be the 2nd best player on that team in 2 years.
Pretty crazy to think of that with the capital they have up for him
This is a huge overreaction lol, I’m getting warmed up to him but with that defense? What you said will never be true.
Could be a great 6th man though, and I’ll easily take that.
Yall will have a field day with the McCain fans who believes he’s the next Steph curry lol. Jdub better have a good game or theyll spam your reddit with talks of McCain taking all his minutes away
Relax - jdub and chet have higher ceilings
I mean do they?
Their ceilings are what top 25 players in the league?
McCain has an offensive ceiling I don’t think either can touch.
Didn’t Jalen Williams score 40 in a Finals game?
Ya and he’s a 21 ppg player at his best so far.
And McCain was a 15 ppg player for 23 games at his best so far. Dub is also an all-defensive wing
He’s an all star, champion, all nba and all defense in the same season lol. I love McCain but he’s not touching that
bro acting like mccain is sga
Might be better as a scorer, will never come close to being good defensively - or all defensive team level like jdub and Chet
massive overreaction lol but I feel like he’s gonna have some clutch minutes in the playoffs that get us a few wins there
Not a chance
4th best maybe? Still doubt it
Chet and JDub are both 2 way players which are much more valuable player archetypes, I dont see how McCain surpasses them. He has to be absolutely offensively elite like probably at least Brunson level as McCain will never be a 2 way star to put him in that conversation. Not sure if McCain gets as good as Brunson.