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Jared McCain Rumors
Gina Mizell: Jared McCain is not going to be on the summer league roster, as he continues to recover from his knee surgery. Still a good chance he travels to Vegas/SLC to be around the team, however.
The Philadelphia 76ers chose Baylor’s V.J. Edgecombe at No. 3, when the story wasn’t the player selected but the team that did it. Philadelphia canvassed the league, searching for ways it could trade down from the third pick leading into the draft, league sources told The Athletic. Come Wednesday evening, it couldn’t find a worthwhile deal and chose the explosive 6-foot-4 guard. Edgecombe will join second-year scorer Jared McCain and All-Star spark plug Tyrese Maxey in the Philadelphia Sixers’ backcourt.
During the NBA Finals, ClutchPoints spoke with NBA Finals media correspondent Jared McCain to get his take on the discourse around the Thunder star and his ability to draw fouls. “Yeah, I see both sides of it,” McCain told ClutchPoints. “But I think it's just smart play. A lot of them, they are fouls. He's just using his body against the defender and you're fouling. It's just a smart way to play, but I see both sides of it. How fans don't want to see, I guess, the slow pace of just getting to the finish line, but at the end of the day, he's just trying to win a game and he's trying to get as many buckets as possible. So I think it's smart and I'm trying to learn as much as I can.”
The NBA Player Correspondent Program, which gives players the opportunity to serve as media correspondents at events such as the NBA Draft, All-Star Weekend and NBA Finals, is back. The four players who will provide on-the-ground coverage directly to NBA social and digital platforms this year are: the Philadelphia 76ers’ Jared McCain (Game 1), the Miami Heat’s Jaime Jaquez Jr. (Game 2), the Atlanta Hawks’ Dyson Daniels (Game 3) and the Chicago Bulls’ Matas Buzelis (Game 4). At each assigned game, the player correspondents will be on the ground giving inside access from Oklahoma City and Indiana, beginning with Wednesday’s NBA Finals Media Day.
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And for you, going on with obviously the injury—how's that recovery going? Jared McCain: Going great. Going great. Slowly getting back. Not trying to rush back of course, but just taking my time and getting done with rehab soon.
• Brooklyn Nets: Jordi Fernandez, Head Coach • Charlotte Hornets: Charles Lee, Head Coach • Chicago Bulls: Matas Buzelis, Player • Dallas Mavericks: Rolando Blackman, Mavericks Ambassador • Houston Rockets: Hakeem Olajuwon, Rockets Legend • New Orleans Pelicans: Zion Williamson, Player • Philadelphia 76ers: Jared McCain, Player • Portland Trail Blazers: Toumani Camara, Player • Sacramento Kings: Keon Ellis, Player • San Antonio Spurs: Mitch Johnson, Head Coach • Toronto Raptors: Masai Ujiri, Vice Chairman and President • Utah Jazz: Ashley Smith, Co-owner • Washington Wizards: Bub Carrington, Player
After teasing it on their social media channels on Sunday, the Sixers officially announced on Tuesday morning that their on-stage representative at the NBA Draft Lottery on Monday will be guard Jared McCain.
“Yeah, I think a lot of, with Jo, you see everything. And he's just a good dude,” McCain said. “Getting to know him when I was injured, talking to him on the bench, just a good person, helped me through my injury, talked to me, texted me, just helps me a lot on and off the court. “I think, obviously, it's a lot of misunderstanding with everything he gets” — likely referring to the negative narratives that surround the big man — “but I got nothing but respect for him, just the way he handles everything. I know he wants to play as much as everybody else, so I'm excited to get out there with him. It's been really cool to get to know him throughout this injury process.”
Adam Aaronson: Daryl Morey and Nick Nurse both expressed confidence that Tyrese Maxey, Jared McCain and Quentin Grimes can all fit alongside each other moving forward. Nurse says he would like for McCain and Grimes to both be able to handle backup point guard minutes.
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Adam Aaronson: Jared McCain says he’s now jumping with no pain. Plan for the summer is just to get healthy so he can get back to work. Says he can’t wait to be able to just run up and down the court.
Paul George out tonight
Shams Charania: 76ers' Paul George is out tonight against the Celtics with groin soreness, sources tell ESPN. Sixers are without George and Tyrese Maxey (back) tonight along with season-ending absences of Joel Embiid, Jared McCain and Eric Gordon.
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