76ers-Thunder Jared McCain trade already looks incredibly one-sided
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The Philadelphia 76ers couldn't figure out how to use Jared McCain this season.
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So before the NBA trade deadline, they sent the talented second-year guard to the Oklahoma City Thunder. And everything has changed.
McCain is thriving in OKC.
He's nearly doubled his scoring average (6.6 to 12.5 points per game) from his stats with the 76ers this season to his stats with the Thunder.
He's also shooting better from the field (38.5 to 48.5%) and better from 3-point range (37.8 to 43.1%).
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It wasn't hard to see this coming, either.
As a rookie with the 76ers, McCain was leading the Rookie of the Year race with a potent start to his NBA career out of Duke before he went down with a season-ending injury.
By the time McCain made it back to the court this season following an additional injury, he had fallen out of the rotation.
Philly occasionally made an effort to incorporate him, but at other points, the 76ers pretty much let McCain just rot on the bench. It's as if they forgot what he had already done for them, and the level he had already proven to be able to reach in the NBA.
So instead of allowing him to rediscover his development, the 76ers instead traded McCain to the Thunder, who consistently help players reach their maximum potential.
It already looks like yet another steal for OKC, and a move the 76ers may come to regret.