Duke’s first participant is off the board.
Jared McCain was chosen with the sixteenth decide within the 2024 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers.
The one-and-done product had a prolific freshman marketing campaign, beginning in all 36 video games final season. He had a few of his finest performances within the Blue Devils’ Elite Eight run, scoring 30-plus factors twice in March Insanity. McCain related on a freshman report eight triples in opposition to James Madison within the Spherical of 32.
McCain averaged 14.3 factors per recreation and, regardless of standing at 6-foot-3, 5 rebounds per recreation. He had 4 double-doubles on the season, demonstrating his knack for the ball on the glass. The Sacramento, Calif., native’s effort is regular regardless of his offensive output.
It took a while for McCain to regulate to the school recreation, however his confidence stayed excessive and he always improved all through the season. When Duke handled numerous accidents to the backcourt, McCain stepped up in heavy-minute video games. He scored a career-high 35 factors in opposition to Florida State in Tyrese Proctor’s absence, tying Zion Williamson for the Blue Satan freshman scoring report. That contest demonstrated how McCain is greater than a catch-and-shoot scorer, and may be profitable at breaking down defenses.
On high of his prolific on-the-court acumen, McCain’s every day meditation and mindfulness routine will swimsuit him properly for the trials of the NBA season. McCain brings a deadly jumper and indefatigable depth to the 76ers roster.
McCain will hope to deliver Philadelphia out of the Japanese Convention Semifinals and will bolster its backcourt alongside Tyrese Maxey.
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Ranjan Jindal is a Trinity junior and sports activities editor of The Chronicle’s a hundred and twentieth quantity.