Overview
- McCain, returning to Philadelphia on Monday, scored 13 points in 25 minutes during Oklahoma City’s 123-103 win and hit back-to-back threes shortly after checking in.
- Since the Feb. 4 move, the 22-year-old has settled into a rotation role with the league-leading Thunder, averaging about 12.3 points and shooting roughly 44% from three over his first 18 games.
- Philadelphia traded McCain to Oklahoma City on February 4th for a 2026 first-round pick and three second-rounders, a basketball play that Daryl Morey described as “selling high,” not a cap-clearing move.
- Sixers fans greeted McCain with a standing ovation and many wore his jersey, while Nick Nurse and Andre Drummond described the trade as emotional for the locker room.
- League voices cautioned that deals are judged over time, yet local analysis says the onus is now on the Sixers to convert those picks into help as the Thunder, now 57-15, showcase McCain in a clear role.