PHILADELPHIA – Philadelphia entered the offseason with mainly a clean slate and plenty of wage cap room to construct out a roster round stars Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.Â
The 76ers started that course of by choosing up a shooter in former Duke guard Jared McCain.
Workforce wants: Nearly every thing. Nearly the whole crew — gamers equivalent to Kelly Oubre Jr., Kyle Lowry and Nic Batum — ended the season with an expired contract. Workforce president Daryl Morey has about $65 million in wage cap area, a max contract topping $200 million to supply Maxey and loads of questions to unravel on lastly, really construct an NBA championship contender round Embiid.
Who did the 76ers draft: McCain. One-and-done participant who quickly grew to become the Blue Devils’ hardest competitor. Made 41% of 3s and 89% of free throws. Had two 30-point showings within the NCAA Event. He had two 30-point video games within the NCAA Event to guide Duke to the Elite Eight.
Participant comparability: Knicks G Jalen Brunson. McCain is roughly the identical dimension and the Knicks All-Star and enters the league about two years youthful than the previous Villanova star when he was drafted.