Livin_Tha_Dream | Thunder

2478 | 14 hours ago

What a great answer. Dude is a winner.

Ok_Pineapple_Num | Warriors

762 | 14 hours ago

I absolutely love McCain’s personality and attitude. He’s always upbeat, smiling, and happy… What an awesome dude

PetalumaPegleg | 76ers

241 | 13 hours ago

Trading him seemed to have an instant hit on the sixers locker room which was very tight early. Hard to know how much of it is your owner dumping a good player for money that is a rounding error to his net worth and how much is him personally. Neither is great.

Can you rush back from your appendix surgery please, while I call Epstein island buddies. No sorry no bench help.

The_NGUYENNER | DEN

117 | 12 hours ago

Yeah I just think of Embiid’s comments before and how he was urging them that this team has a legit chance, so it had to have been damn demoralizing when they shipped McCain off for nothing

xychosis | 76ers

62 | 11 hours ago

I wish Harris would just fuck off and sell to someone who gives a fuck.

JoeKonyRidethePony | Timberwolves

11 | 5 hours ago

Fuck off to prison preferably

Braisernation | Thunder

6 | 7 hours ago

Think if they still had McCain and Isaiah Joe. That’s some serious three point shooting threats.

cyclopse_zhivago | Knicks

5 | 3 hours ago

Shamet and Bridges too

Smart_Conflict2818

-24 | 8 hours ago

What do you mean for nothing we got a 1st round pick in a loaded draft and can acquire an actual wing/forward/center that can pair with Maxey and VJ long term. We had no 1st before that and McCain didn’t fit with them. They were all too small and McCain couldn’t play backup PG so he was relegated to a bench shooter.

I would rather have the 1st long term than the bench shooter.

Maxey and VJ need some size and playmaking added for the long term. You can easily find/acquire some bench shooting.

Mike_with_Wings | Magic

27 | 7 hours ago

Jared McCain is Jared McCain, but a late first round pick could be anything! It could even be a Jared McCain!

Pay-Homage | NBA

16 | 7 hours ago

I think they meant “nothing that could help them in the current season.”

But that first-rounder is the No. 22 pick in this draft.

Yes it’s loaded, but current projects at that spot mean a player like Allen Graves (Santa Clara), Joshua Jefferson (Iowa State) or Henri Veesaar (North Carolina).

And one of those players might turn out to be as good as Jared McCain, as the hit/miss ratio starts to tick up there in the 20’s.

Smart_Conflict2818

-12 | 7 hours ago

Well if you don’t have something you need to give something up to get it.

We had no 1st round pick this draft. No way of adding long term help for Maxey/VJ.

Sixers had zero shot of winning a ring this year. We could traded a few 2nds to acquire someone like Ayo but I don’t really care wouldnt of made us beat the Knicks with our poor depth and injuries. We should instead use those 2nds to trade up into this 2nd round.

On the Sixers I’d rather have Jefferson, Graves and Veesaar than McCain. Those guys would all just flat out have a bigger role and play more.

McCain couldn’t play many effective mins on the Sixers roster. He’d need to be able to play full time backup Point Guard to have a big role which he can’t do.

Incepticons | 76ers

2 | 5 hours ago

Really who was the backup PG when maxey sat? Actually why did maxey have to play 45 minutes every game lmao

Insanely bad strategic analysis, did you invest in NFTs too? Is this Morey?

Smart_Conflict2818

2 | 5 hours ago

We had no backup PG… that’s what I just said?

What are you asking?

plants-for-me | 76ers

-1 | 3 hours ago

You aren’t refuting anything they said

Then:

He’d need to be able to play full time backup Point Guard to have a big role which he can’t do.

So you saying who was the backup point guard just goes along with their point lol

tresslesswhey

1 | 3 hours ago

Somehow the thunder, the best and most deep team in the league, is finding the proper way to use him. But the Sixers, a top-heavy, mid team, couldn’t use him.

Smart_Conflict2818

0 | 2 hours ago

They can use him because they have a bazillion large two way guards that can handle PG duties / offense initiation.

It’s easy to play McCain who is a tremendous shooter and secondary offensive guard when you have an abundance of lineups to use him in.

He gets to play with Shai, JDub, Cason, Ajay, Caruso, Dort.

All those guys are either capable of being a primary ball handler by themselves or are a hybrid guard/wing type that can be assembled in 2-3 guard lineups.

They also have multiple playable bigs as support for defense as two way players.

The Sixers roster construction is absolutely putrid and the only two good players that are building blocks on the Sixers start over McCain and don’t pair well with him in lineups and they certainly all three can’t play together.

Why is this so difficult for y’all to understand.

This is exactly why they needed to deal McCain to get more assets to get bigger and more play making.

Escritortoise

21 | 13 hours ago

The Thunder have a very close and fun group, and he’s pretty much fit in since he got here…so it probably partially has to be that he’s a fun guy and team player.

PetalumaPegleg | 76ers

20 | 12 hours ago

Oh yeah it seemed pretty clear even before he arrived that he’d fit in there.

TheUnknownMaroon

4 | 4 hours ago

And on the fans. I don’t think we were getting past the Knicks either way. But it was infuriating seeing Nurse have no choice but to give Maxey 45 minutes every night, and seeing a gassed Maxey become completely ineffective by the end of the game.

While we gave away McCain for nothing. I just hate this shit man.

muskox-homeobox | Thunder

1 | 24 minutes ago

That one clip of Maxey talking about how he misses Jared made me so sad

SkillIsTooLow | Supersonics

76 | 13 hours ago

Feels like every single time he makes a shot, he’s cheesing when the camera cuts to him. Love to see that

Suplewich | Raptors

3 | 5 hours ago

The way you walk, the way you understand me!

vuezie1127

11 | 5 hours ago

He gets shit for being a kid and having fun making videos on TikTok but you can tell he’s got a good attitude

whatssenguntoagoblin | Alperen Sengun

3 | an hour ago

I don’t like TikTok culture but outside of that McCain is about as likable as a person as there can be. This dude is so positive it’s infectious.

vuezie1127

1 | an hour ago

Yeah the social media life is something else but you can somewhat tells he does it just cause he’s care free and enjoys it

IntravenusDeMilo | 76ers

1 | 17 minutes ago

Who shits on McCain?

Portmanteau_that | Hornets

4 | 13 hours ago

W

IntravenusDeMilo | 76ers

1 | 18 minutes ago

Why wouldn’t you feel this way if you’re him? He got traded to a generational team. Because of that, he’ll probably win a ring this year and maybe another before his rookie deal is up. Because of their depth, he’ll play 10-15 mins a night without having to worry about defense and probably set himself up for a max in free agency. Morey’s bad trade has put him in an amazing spot.

Early_Doubt_1451

-1 | 4 hours ago

He initially almost said “its to prove them wrong” but caught himself midway and changed his answer lol

AshenSacrifice | Clippers

2 | 3 hours ago

Exactly lol, he acts like a golden retriever but is way more aggressive on the court than that lol. Hes being fake 😂😂

NotQuiteACasanova | Warriors

734 | 14 hours ago

You’ve got to give credit to OKC they been the smartest team in the league with drafts and making moves for the past few years just impressive.

sleepyguy- | Thunder

252 | 13 hours ago

Its about the character of the player and not the raw ability and Presti has proven that.

Greenes_Hill | OKC

26 | 4 hours ago

Not sure why you’re getting shit for this. Presti has spoken about this at length in his postseason press conferences

SaddiqBae | Pistons

1 | 20 minutes ago

Why I hate when Lions fans meme about our GM being big on character like that. Especially for a small market like OKC it’s huge to have a locker room that’s together.

I hate how the Thunder play and am a bit of a hater, but you can’t deny how well built the roster is. I don’t even think they have the best starting 5 in the league, but their depth is just so ridiculous. Whatever the other team has, OKC has someone on the bench to match up for it and influence the game.

NoConcentrate5853

-13 | 4 hours ago

Lol ok. You have one of the dirtiest players in the league on your team and your team flops so much it unites celtic and Lakers fans against you because theyre so fucking egregious with the rules.

About character. Lol

greys00uled | NBA

16 | 4 hours ago

I think he’s talking more about Presti’s ability to bring in players that buy into winning and aren’t Divas

lilbelleandsebastian | Supersonics

-12 | 4 hours ago

this shit is so corny lol

no_thyme | Thunder

40 | 4 hours ago

I’ll take the corny wins and corny championship runs. Thanks Seattle!

greys00uled | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

Both can be true lol

sleepyguy- | Thunder

1 | 31 minutes ago

Youd be on your knees for it if Presti was doing ts in seattle.

HigherExistence444

0 | an hour ago

You obviouslt have shitty character

okie_smokie92 | Thunder

-11 | 4 hours ago

Hey man I’m really enjoying the franchise your city fumbled, thanks.

Relative_Apricot5032

51 | 12 hours ago

San Antonio otoh were gifted a generational core by the league. And then Silver pulled the ladder with the anti-tanking measures smh.

Shaping up to be SA and OKC dominating the West like Lakers/Spurs in the 2000s

Billis- | Raptors

25 | 7 hours ago

I was going to say, I’m pretty sure this Spurs team can’t exist in the new drafting rules

Longjumping_Kale3013

2 | 9 hours ago

For a long time too. They had Durant, Westbrook, and harden at one point. What could have been

Cheechers23 | Raptors

2 | 7 hours ago

They did fuck up the Hayward trade but it shows how that really didn’t matter for them lol

brucemainstream

4 | 4 hours ago

The Hayward trade was a fuck up coz it didn’t work for that season, but it was a good trade coz it freed up cash space to then sign Hartenstein and steal him from the Knicks. All things considered, it was still a good move coz they won the championship the next season with iHart plugging a huge hole in rebounding and just size and presence

Billis- | Raptors

-9 | 7 hours ago

Caruso then Hartenstein were absolutely perfect moves for this team. Next it will be getting off J Dub

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

22 | 7 hours ago

Next it will be getting off J Dub

No way do they want to trade Dub. I don’t understand where this idea came from. He’s an elite two-way wing that fits perfectly between SGA and Chet and fills a role that no one else on the roster can fill.

Edit: I’m glad we have Presti and not redditors GMing the team. Lol.

Rapper_Laugh | Bucks

6 | 6 hours ago

Completely agree on the J Dub fit. You guys will have to trade someone though as more of your young guys come off their rookie deals and start to get paid more. Chet is too unique and an even better fit with SGA, so that’s where the idea comes from.

Presti def doesn’t WANT to trade J Dub, but he may be forced to from the sheer force of his own excellent team building.

Billis- | Raptors

2 | 6 hours ago

Too expensive, role can be filled

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

4 | 6 hours ago

role can be filled

Finding big wings who can be All-Defense caliber defenders, good shooters, and elite drivers is really fucking hard. How many of those players even exist in the NBA?

He’s fairly paid for his role and ability. They’ll make salary cap moves elsewhere first.

Billis- | Raptors

1 | 23 minutes ago

He’s paid fair, the Thunder just don’t need him. They should contract dump him for more picks further out. Pick up a couple expirings and 4-5 firsts in the late 2020s/early 2030s

Rangeman123 | Rockets

-3 | 6 hours ago

Injury prone

_Apatosaurus_ | Thunder

9 | 6 hours ago

Injury prone and currently injured are two completely different things.

essosinola | Raptors

1 | 4 hours ago

¿por qué no los dos? - Embiid

Billis- | Raptors

1 | 21 minutes ago

One injury early/middle next season I’d say he’s injury prone.

Cheechers23 | Raptors

3 | 7 hours ago

Well they fucked up with the Hayward move but it’s a testament to their assets and other moves that no one even remembers it lmfao

Brian_lafeve34 | Thunder

10 | 6 hours ago

The move was terrible for that year but it was also done so they could have cap space that summer and get Hartenstein

dubschloss | Thunder

6 | 7 hours ago

He sucked for us, his attitude was trash, and he was out of the league the next season. We got $45mil off the books. I’d say it was a necessary evil, not really a bad move.

Billis- | Raptors

1 | 7 hours ago

Yep. Strong enough base to avoid catastrophe over one bad move.

fuzzythinker | Nuggets

633 | 14 hours ago

Morey, if you’re reading this, don’t put your life savings in non-index stocks

lilboytuner919 | Lakers

77 | 7 hours ago

Morey locked in on Millionaire Estates over Countryside Acres before he knew how much money he’d have at the end of the game

PM_ME_CHIPOTLE2 | Knicks

21 | 6 hours ago

It is solely because of the picture/price of the split level house in that game that I have spent my entire life deriding split levels and the people who live in them.

thunderdl | Thunder

575 | 14 hours ago

he’s a better man than me

happyhappy7 | 76ers

277 | 13 hours ago

He’s a better man than Daryl Morey…

If Daryl Morey wouldn’t have said, “We believe we are selling high” this story wouldn’t have half the legs it does. It was incredibly disrespectful at the time. And personally I’m happy for Jared that he’s seizing this opportunity. And it’s apropros that Morey is out of a job having to watch the NBA world mock him.

maethlin | Warriors

109 | 10 hours ago

This is it. Bad trades happen, but being an arrogant dick about it afterward is really the gift that keeps on giving.

NoEggplant9804

89 | 10 hours ago

This is it

If he had said “he’s a good player, he’s gonna have a great future, we just need to make roster decisions”, he wouldn’t get nearly half the heat. If i know to say this but a GM doesn’t, i really wonder how he ended up there

Arrogance some people have is just wild

spinuch

2 | 3 hours ago

No as a sixer fan it didn’t matter what he said. Hated the trade when it happened.

Jakoobus91 | Minneapolis Lakers

1 | an hour ago

It was a horrible trade at the time and yeah that would have been talked about for a few days outside of the home market and settled down but the fact that Morey decided to be a dickhead is why we’re still talking about it, especially now that he’s out of the job.

LakerBlue | Lakers

1 | 36 minutes ago

I agree with you. Our GM didn’t make any terrible statements about letting go of Caruso or trading for Westbrook and we all still hate it.
It IS saying something terrible makes it easier to clown on him for it but if they had traded away like Dalton Knecht I don’t think it gets remembered or any real flack.

dill1234 | Knicks

6 | 8 hours ago

Did you just say apropros

happyhappy7 | 76ers

1 | 4 hours ago

Oui oui!

robeyn10 | 76ers

1 | 30 minutes ago

it would 100% still be the same narrative

APx_22

12 | 9 hours ago

I mean if I were McCain I’d be thanking morey for trading me to the thunder

HHHogana | Lakers

1 | 12 hours ago

I’m a forgiving man, and yet the schadenfraude is so big if I was on Jared’s shoes, I would take a jab at Morey.

DarkKnightCometh | Lakers

0 | 5 hours ago

Lol why? What he’s saying is correct. Plus he got traded to a much better situation. Y’all really expect him to be up at night cursing Morey’s name is so petty and weird 💀

General_Kitten_17

-1 | 5 hours ago

Yeah you’re a disgusting Thunder fan

BoyHasNoName6 | Rockets

315 | 14 hours ago

Morey will get the blame bc of his dumb “sold high” comment but it comes from ownership to save on tax. Everyone has a boss, except the owner. This was the owner being cheap.

-xXxMangoxXx- | Raptors

135 | 14 hours ago

If he never said they sold high, people wouldnt be bringing it up nearly as much. Everyone would just blame the owners and call it a day.

lilbelleandsebastian | Supersonics

-2 | 4 hours ago

reflective of the level of discourse in modern sports and the nba in particular - who gives a shit what morey said, the action is what matters and the trade was because of the owner

IWearNikeNotFila | Lakers

2 | 3 hours ago

Idk dog ifl even in business making unnecessary petty comments about your former employee after their tenure is over is generally considered unprofessional and looked down upon. Whichever way you frame it, both Morey and the owners deserve blame lol

tbloom117 | Nets

72 | 14 hours ago

You’re telling me there was no other way to get out of the tax?

XxStormySoraxX | Timberwolves

101 | 14 hours ago

There was, there were multiple other ways to duck the tax including trading Drummond. Plus the whole reason the owner wanted to duck the tax was because he wasn’t selling enough tickets due to some dumbass thinking it was a good idea to sign Paul George to a max contract lmao.

ExpressionAlone5204 | Thunder

21 | 14 hours ago

Hey PG played his ass off in the postseason

XxStormySoraxX | Timberwolves

34 | 13 hours ago

That doesn’t help an owner who wants to sell tickets during the regular season and can’t because Embiid & PG are playing less than half the season.

RedtheGamer100 | Hornets

-2 | 5 hours ago

Pg is washed 😂 he used to be capable of holdin his own against prime Bron

FxStryker | 76ers

3 | 7 hours ago

including trading Drummond

This includes the Sixers not having a 2026 or 2027 first round pick.

XxStormySoraxX | Timberwolves

3 | 7 hours ago

They dumped Eric Gordon for a 2nd round pick, and Drummond is better than him.

EaglesnSixers | 76ers

3 | 6 hours ago

It wouldn’t have taken a first to get off of Drummond

Dew_Master_Flash

35 | 14 hours ago

Its more than a dumb comment tho like he has a responsibility to treat people with some modicum of respect, especially after you get rid of them

K1NG2L4Y3R | Timberwolves

20 | 13 hours ago

That comment was pure ego. It’s fitting for him that he got canned. Morey is too arrogant to show others respect.

fellenst | Thunder

7 | 6 hours ago

This has always been Morey’s flaw, he treats players like assets on his spreadsheet instead of real people.

ScullerCA | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

Also if he had kept his job, there are only twenty-nine NBA organizations they can trade with, making public comments you effectively fleeced them is not exactly going to help if wanted to do another deal with them in future, and I doubt many other GMs want a similar comment about them if they are on other side of future trades with Morey either.

While plausibly rarer case, even if getting rid of a player one day, might be in position trying to get them back in the future.

ChickenLiverNuts | PHI

11 | 14 hours ago

Sixers could have ducked the tax in like 5 different ways.

It’s pretty clear they gave up on mccain and didn’t see him as part of any future

ThisHatRightHere | 76ers

7 | 13 hours ago

The thing is, McCain actually didn’t move the needle on whether or not we would pay the tax this year. The trade was, in fact, purely because Morey thought this would be the highest value McCain would have on this current contract.

The_NGUYENNER | DEN

4 | 11 hours ago

My gripe is that they didn’t even get much back, so what is this ‘high value” that he needed to execute the trade for lol.

Even if he were to trade him I feel like someone who was literally just in the running for ROY last year could’ve gotten more back

Cocain3Joe | Heat

7 | 14 hours ago

Yeah isnt the real fumble here not trading Grimes?

ChickenLiverNuts | PHI

11 | 13 hours ago

Grimes had a no trade clause but they could have got rid of Gordon and Drummond quite easily. They even did the former

Educational-Hour-450

1 | 3 hours ago

I hadn’t really thought of that, but you definitely might be right. It’s kind of hard to believe a GM would say something like that without an ulterior motive (job security, taking heat off owner, etc.)

Good point

estoquista_atacadao | 76ers

1 | 3 hours ago

All Morey had to do was trade another player

SikkoDieri | Celtics

-1 | 7 hours ago

Yeah if he just said we had to instead of making a dumb comment he would be fine

restless_vagabond | NBA

117 | 14 hours ago

Well, that attitude will never get you a moderator post on an NBA meme sub.

Love it though. Maturity at such a young age.

Parallel-Quality

49 | 15 hours ago

Morey is getting too much hate for the trade itself.

The trade wasn’t THAT bad.

The Thunder are enabling McCain in a way that no other team would be able to.

It’s really just his “sold high” comments that deserve clowning.

King_Wentz

94 | 15 hours ago

Fuck Nick Nurse and Daryl Morey. We ran Maxey and VJ into the ground and had zero depth.

Trade was every fucking bit asinine. Comments are just what also makes him a fucking asshole

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4 | 14 hours ago

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XxStormySoraxX | Timberwolves

9 | 14 hours ago

There were other ways to duck the tax.

ChickenLiverNuts | PHI

3 | 13 hours ago

Morey gave up on him. Any team in the league is taking the 2nd year roty contender over Andre Drummond man. The only explanation is they didn’t believe he would recover and gave up on him. If it truly were only a ducking the tax situation that would be insane when Gordon and Drummond are right there. You don’t even really care about either player… Gordon was let go anyway and it’s a whatever season for the sixers. They should not have valued Drummond at all despite embiids availability concerns. They were ⁵⁰⁄₅₀ to even make the playoffs. If the thought process was “Drummond is needed for insurance” then everyone should be fired into the sun.

Upstairs_Baby8424 | Lakers

60 | 14 hours ago

OKC enables him in a way that no other team would be able to? My dude he averaged 15ppg on 38% from deep with Philly his rookie season.

thunderdl | Thunder

18 | 14 hours ago

his defensive deficiencies are made up for by the defensive personnel on the thunder, not many teams can afford to have more than one guy that can be hunted. he’d probably thrive on the spurs/detroit too

MySilverBurrito | Heat

4 | 9 hours ago

He reminds me of 2020 Dunc. Yall are running so many fucking off-ball actions for him. Throwing him screens. Just patiently waiting for him to come off them into a wing three. Which is heavily complimented by defensive personnel.

Parallel-Quality

13 | 14 hours ago

We’re talking about the Western Conference Finals against the best team the Thunder have faced in three years, not a tanking team in the regular season.

McCain is executing way better than he ever has, in part because of what OKC’s coaching staff has done to give him space with the SGA double teams and the screens set by their big men.

Mediocre-Ant-7178 | Nuggets

27 | 14 hours ago

OKC the first team to have a player draw double teams and play big men

kiernanblack | Pistons

5 | 14 hours ago

Right. He was on track to win rookie of the year last season and then got hurt. The Sixers drafted Edgecombe and felt Mccain was a bit redundant and his minutes got cut in half, so they used him to get under the tax.

pleasebefrank31

4 | 14 hours ago

He only played 23 games in his rookie season. He played 37 games with the Sixers, and at times he was struggling so much they sent him to the G League. He wasn’t a fit on the Sixers roster; it’s much easier to hunt him on this Sixers roster than in OKC.

The problem wasn’t trading McCain, the problem was not trading him for another guard or wing instead of a draft pick.

PieceOfPie_SK | Wizards

1 | 3 hours ago

So he still clearly has a lot of value and a good GM would not let a championship contender maximize that value without getting a quality return. He got basically nothing back for a player who is making huge impact on the biggest stage in basketball right now-

pleasebefrank31

1 | 3 hours ago

I don’t understand what you’re arguing. Yes, they should’ve gotten a player back in trade. McCain would not have been this good on the Sixers; the talent around Jared on OKC allows him to flourish and hides his weaknesses.

PieceOfPie_SK | Wizards

1 | 3 hours ago

I agree its the perfect fit for him so Morey should have gotten way more in return

pleasebefrank31

1 | 3 hours ago

Yes. Again, I don’t understand what you’re arguing. Do you think I’m supporting Daryl Morey?

PieceOfPie_SK | Wizards

1 | an hour ago

not every comment is an argument…

RealPrinceJay |

1 | 7 hours ago

He’s a pretty bad defender getting covered up beautifully by one of the best perimeter defenses in history, and not much of a playmaker on a team that has maybe the most consistent and reliable perimeter options in a years

whatssenguntoagoblin | Alperen Sengun

1 | an hour ago

Yeah and he was a tank commander and didn’t contribute to wins, which was fine he was a rookie and what they needed him for. What he’s doing in OKC is miles above what he did in Philly, he’s actually a winning player now.

Augchm | 76ers

53 | 14 hours ago

No, the trade was that bad. McCain is just happy cause he is thriving on a championship team.

CrissCrossAppleSos | Spurs

14 | 14 hours ago

Yeah, it’s the attempting to bury the guy on the way out that I think people don’t love. As a trade, it’s whatever, even if it’s bad, people make bad trades. But being a dick to the guy to build your own prowess up is never gonna make people happy

Long_Gazelle_9467

8 | 14 hours ago

mccain was playing great before he went down, that trade was awful. you can’t be serious defending it.

that kid is still very young and has so much potential and his confidence is unwavering.

Automatic_Gap5317

5 | 14 hours ago

It’s more of just not really making any sense. There’s other money saving moves they could’ve made and they 100% need guard depth

SlowBurnerAccnt

5 | 14 hours ago

The fact that the Philly fanbase let Josh Harris effortlessly gaslight them when Joel told you the play months in advance is kinda indicative of a much deeper accountability problem.

hydrators | Bulls

3 | 14 hours ago

The trade was pretty damn bad

gargoylepussy

3 | 14 hours ago

McCain is just a good player. How many teams wouldn’t be able to “enable” him? You think the spurs, Heat or Celtics wouldn’t “enable” him?

sjekky | PHI

1 | 7 hours ago

The trade was a cost saving exercise that also signalled that the front office had no intention of being a contender this season. Which is hardly encouraging when you have an old Paul George and an injured Joel Embiid signed up for the next few years with few obvious paths to improvement.

lilboytuner919 | Lakers

1 | 7 hours ago

No the trade was very bad

GreenFriday | OKC

1 | 3 hours ago

It’s a combination of that comment, McCain’s post-season play, and the 76ers falling out of playoffs after a game where they had issues with guard depth.

whatssenguntoagoblin | Alperen Sengun

2 | an hour ago

This is the correct take. McCain’s resurgence on the Thunder says more about the Thunder than anything.

ShaveThatCat | Thunder

46 | 14 hours ago

This guy is just sunshine and rainbows. Love that.

ChickenLiverNuts | PHI

31 | 14 hours ago

Fucking hell

He is so awesome

Seany140000 | Lakers

23 | 13 hours ago

what a nice lad

FFSBVI | Thunder

18 | 14 hours ago

King

IntotheBeniverse

24 | 14 hours ago

It’s hard not to love this kid. Positive outlook. Very easy going. Confident yet humble. I feel for Sixers fans who have to watch him play for the thunder because Daryl gave up on him so soon.

jerkintoaljazeera | 76ers

1 | 4 hours ago

Nick Nurse gave up on him too soon. That’s why Morey saw him as tradable.

AncientOneAurelius

14 | 15 hours ago

The high road. More than Morey deserves but that’s just who McCain is

deathtotheemperor | Thunder

16 | 14 hours ago

Born winner.

Adventurous-Bee-5934 | Lakers

8 | 14 hours ago

This just hurts the sixers more

southpaw_balboa

8 | 10 hours ago

kid paints his nails, you think he’s gonna be bitter and hold a grudge?

Resident_Durian_478 | Spurs

3 | 9 hours ago

Yes

southpaw_balboa

5 | 9 hours ago

welp

Goombercules | Thunder

5 | 14 hours ago

He’s truly everything I HATE about the disgusting Thunder culture!!!

eden_not_ttv | Thunder

1 | 6 hours ago

Poster child for unethical hoops if we’re being honest about it

procrastinator67 | Warriors

-2 | 12 hours ago

Dude is the one of the few guys actually trying to get buckets it seems without getting free throws first

Goombercules | Thunder

2 | 5 hours ago

Wrong. Lmao

PieceOfPie_SK | Wizards

-2 | 3 hours ago

He’s the only one on your team we all love. And we just hate that he has to be on your disgusting team

Goombercules | Thunder

3 | 3 hours ago

Nobody asked you. Nobody cares. lmao

Dar4125 | Thunder

3 | 2 hours ago

A wizards fan calling my team disgusting is Twilight Zone type shiii

PieceOfPie_SK | Wizards

0 | an hour ago

bruh literally every fanbase every basketball fan hates your team

Dar4125 | Thunder

2 | an hour ago

And literally every basketball fan is thankful they aren’t a member of the wizards fan base

PieceOfPie_SK | Wizards

-1 | 44 minutes ago

hey at least nobody has ever accused us of playing unethical, disgusting, crimes against the sport of basketball, so there’s that. Don’t have to sit here and root for the dirtiest team in the league or for ²⁴⁄₇ flopping. I think I’m doing alright

Dar4125 | Thunder

2 | 44 minutes ago

“Crimes against the sport of basketball” 💀💀, let the hate flow through you

BlubberRubberz | Cavaliers

-4 | 8 hours ago

Why are thunder fans allergic to acknowledging the bullshit

Don’t get it

Rapper_Laugh | Bucks

4 | 6 hours ago

I’m not a Thunder fan and I love watching them. The “bullshit” is WAY overblown on here.

BlubberRubberz | Cavaliers

0 | an hour ago

Oh ok you’re also blind then

Resident_Durian_478 | Spurs

2 | 9 hours ago

He also potentially just gave him a ring, how can he hate him?

APx_22

3 | 9 hours ago

Morey did him a favor tbh

sharktoothscavenger

5 | 7 hours ago

Okay, I now have ONE reason to be okay with the thunder winning again.

lactoseintolerants | Wizards

6 | 7 hours ago

McCain is the only reason I’m not in a mental hospital watching this OKC team

Mongopb | Knicks

3 | 6 hours ago

Great attitude, great player. Giving him up for nothing may go down as one of the worst moves of all time.

Holiday_Driver_923 | 76ers

2 | 6 hours ago

Would have been real nice to have some guard depth while playing y’all smh

jdaqcruz | Bulls

2 | 14 hours ago

As a Bulls fan, this is like a bizarro version of the Caruso trade where we trade him for a mid-first round pick in the draft, and that player likely would never be as good as Josh Giddey

ProbablyWrongAgain24

3 | 10 hours ago

He can’t flourish is Embiid, George and Maxey are there.

GeriatricGamete67 | Nuggets

3 | 6 hours ago

Bro’s life is genuinely sunshine and rainbows

R0botDreamz

2 | 7 hours ago

Hes such a cutie patootie.

BurkeanMarxist | Thunder

2 | 6 hours ago

Everyone on this team has nothing but positive outlooks and nice things to say, granted they aren’t kind on the court it’s still so funny to see all the hate for a bunch of young 20 year olds being respectful

JalenHurtsBestFriend

2 | 6 hours ago

I hope every glass of water Daryl Morey ever drinks tastes like toes

BlackWhiteCoke | Mavericks

2 | 5 hours ago

Yeah but he posts on tik tok and and paints his nails. Must be trash!

MysteriousPrize8418 | 76ers

2 | 5 hours ago

Ugh, I’m just sad man 😔

mellted_cheese

2 | 3 hours ago

On a spreadsheet, trading a 7th man for a first and three seconds is correct. But Morey does not understand people at all. McCain is a priceless culture and vibes guy.

pagenotdisplayed | Knicks

2 | 3 hours ago

OKC takes advantage of situations better than anyone, Presti sniffed out the 76ers needing to get under the tax because of their owner, without a lot of great options to do so, and they just stole this dude for arguably less than 1-2% of their tradable draft capital.

Aurion7 | Hornets

1 | 11 hours ago

The main problem people have with the trade seems to be Morey’s spin to the media about it.

You want to defend your decisions as a GM, of course, but there was probably a better way to phrase the sentiment.

FadeRunna | 76ers

1 | 8 hours ago

Josh Harris (the owner) said in a press conference last week that Morey (along with Bob Myers) would present trade ideas and that he (Harris) would sign off.

Harris also said the GM has the “green light” to go into the luxury tax.

megudreadnaught | Rockets

1 | 7 hours ago

Dude can do no wrong even on OKC

mackerman1958

1 | 5 hours ago

I was so bummed (a Warriors fan) when that trade went down. The rich getting richer. And—how come the Dubs didn’t grab him?

HopJokey

1 | 3 hours ago

He’s like a rich mans Jordan Poole? (Similar game better teammate/work ethic?)

mackerman1958

2 | 2 hours ago

I loved JPoole when he was on the Dubs. Dray fucked that up, and neither Jordan or the Warriors have been better for it.

eckliptic | NBA

1 | 4 hours ago

About the best answer I can think of for that question.

IReallyLikeAvocadoes | 76ers

1 | 3 hours ago

Fuck my stupid chungus team

dizzymidget44 | Pistons

1 | 3 hours ago

Fuck out of here with that mature bullshit.

Really though if we known he was up for trades for the minimum I wish we could’ve got him. We needed a second scorer badly. And he seems like a great locker room guy. Just has fun hooping at a high level

ArgentoFox

1 | 3 hours ago

Morey should have simply made the trade and kept his mouth shut. The trade in itself I don’t feel like was a bad one, but it was his unnecessary commentary after the trade that is the clear cut problem.

RetroHiztory

1 | 3 hours ago

Jared McCain is the classiest dude already. Huge props to him for not taking the opportunity to shit on a guy who lost his job, even if he totally deserves it.

Ashtonator28

1 | 38 minutes ago

“daryl’s still the guy that drafted me” after daryl traded him mid season to the team in the conference finals is so genuinely mature it’s almost suspicious

no shade, no passive aggression, just class. jared mccain is 20 years old and more emotionally regulated than most adults

daryl morey watching him cook in the wcf right now 👁️👄👁️

MrWiltErving | Nets

1 | 13 minutes ago

That’s a very Mature Answer for him. I honestly would’ve went the James Harden route and called him a “fraud.” They fire him before the damaged had already been done, they really gifted OKC another talented player.

HoBaggyPants

0 | 13 hours ago

Does he believe he was the 16th best player in that draft?

vNocturnus | Kings

0 | 12 hours ago

Man every time I watch this guy play or see him in the media it makes me wish he coulda had a homecoming and found his way to the Kings somehow.

Despite the career trajectories so far I’m not upset about picking Devin Carter over him, Carter was a consensus top 10 pick and probably only fell because of his shoulder injury. But when Philly was shopping him I 100% wanted the Kings to go for him. Would have been a perfect backcourt partner for Nique Clifford to set the first few pieces in place for the rebuild.

At least he got into one of the best systems and best teams in the league. He may not ever get a chance to be a #1 guy or anything, which he might have with Sac, but he’s getting the chance to be one of the heroes in the WCF right now which is probably already more than he’d have ever had the chance to do in Sac lmao

jumpijehosaphat | Spurs

0 | 11 hours ago

i for one wish he is a spur. guy killed the spurs tonight

Extremelycloud | Timberwolves

0 | 9 hours ago

Gonna be amazing the first time this dude talks shit about anyone. Like, they will have to have had it coming.

KumachiShalashaska

0 | 8 hours ago

So if he wins a championship, does Philly as a whole get one too?

Smart_Conflict2818

1 | 8 hours ago

It was a good trade by Daryl I’m tired of everyone hating on it.

McCain is a solid player and will help a good team as he’s doing. The Thunder have a million good big guards that he can play with and just be an impact shooter/spacer.

On the Sixers, we are not constructed like that so he was worth far less to us. Playing Maxey, VJ, McCain together doesn’t work they are all too small.

Playing McCain as the backup PG also doesn’t work because he’s not an actual PG.

So it meant he was relegated to a full time bench shooter.

The Sixers had no first round pick in this loaded draft and trading McCain who was essentially at the end of the rotation due to roster fit was the way to acquire the pick.

Sixers desperately needed the pick this year to acquire a young wing/forward/center who can pair with Maxey and VJ for the future.

Keeping McCain would have prevented that and left us with a small lineup that does nothing for us.

Glad Daryl traded him to the Thunder too so he’s successful and wins and beats the East.

mercfan3 | Spurs

-7 | 13 hours ago

I both love and hate that he’s on the Thunder.

I can’t stand the team and how they play. It’s a terrible way to play basketball and the worst part is they could be a really fun team.

But I really like McCain..I think he’s great for sports. And I want good things for him, so that’ll be the silver lining to OKC getting a ring.

[Scotto] Jared McCain on Daryl Morey trading him: “It’s never to prove anybody wrong. I try to keep a positive outlook. I like proving my support system right. Daryl’s still the guy that drafted me, so I’ll always have love for him for that. He believed in me enough to take me at No. 16.”