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The Philadelphia 76ers couldn't figure out how to use Jared McCain this season.
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.
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The trade sending Jared McCain from the Philadelphia 76ers to the Oklahoma City Thunder has sparked criticism, with many observers noting the imbalance in the deal. Fans and analysts alike question the value the 76ers received in return, calling the transaction lopsided.
Cubs BCB After Dark: Who will lead the Cubs in home runs?
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Last night I asked for your opinion about the World Baseball Classic. Most of you were reasonably positive about it as 38 percent of you said you “Like it” and 26 percent of you said that you “Love it.” Only six percent of you want to see it discontinued.
On Tuesday night/Wednesday morning, I don’t normally do any movie stuff. But I always have time for jazz, so you’re free to skip that now.
Tonight we have pianist Jacky Terrasson playing the Michel Legrand music from maybe my favorite movie musical of all time, “Les parapluies de Cherbourg” (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg). This is a much more upbeat version of the music than the more melancholic take that’s in the film.
Joining Terrasson is Kenny Davis on bass and Alvester Garnett on drums. This performance is from 2024.
Welcome back to everyone who skips all that jazz.
Tonight’s question is simple. Where are the Cubs going to get their power? Who is the biggest home run threat on the team?
So who is going to lead the team in home runs? Every year I ask this question and I don’t think we’ve ever predicted right. Since 2020, the Cubs’ team home run leader has been a surprise more often than not:
2020: Ian Happ—12
2021: Patrick Wisdom—28
2022: Patrick Wisdom—25
2023: Cody Bellinger and Christopher Morel—26
2024: Ian Happ—25
2025: Michael Busch—34
I don’t think any of those winners were expected at the start of the season. Wisdom came out of nowhere twice. I suppose Busch was a reasonable pick this time last year, but was he really favored over Kyle Tucker or Seiya Suzuki? Bellinger doesn’t look unreasonable in retrospect, but he was coming off getting non-tendered by the Dodgers. On top of that, he only tied with Christopher Morel, who was also a shock winner of the Cubs HR title.
So with the understanding that we’re all likely to be wrong, who will hit the most home runs for the Cubs in 2026?
I hope I don’t have to explain who any of these people are.
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