<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-2-potential-replacements-for-jared-mccain-after-season-ending-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', '2 potential replacements for Jared McCain after season-ending surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-3-potential-replacement-for-Jared-McCain-after-season-ending-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>2 potential replacements for Jared McCain after season-ending surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-22T05:31:24-08:00">December 22nd, 5:31am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-22T05:31:24-08:00">December 22nd, 5:31am</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Editorials</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>As you may or may not have heard, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-delivers-heartbreaking-injury-update-after-surgery">Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain announced on YouTube</a> that he will be out for the remainder of the season after having successful surgery on his left meniscus.</p><p>After rocketing off to an incredible rookie campaign, hitting 3s open and contested, repositioning himself like a mini-Steph Curry, and providing some additional pop as a pesky defender and secondary passer, McCain’s season has presumably come to an end, with a return come playoff time dashed until a team official says otherwise.</p><p>Now, for the Sixers, this is the latest crushing blow in a decade of crushing blows, predictable and not. Suddenly, Philadelphia had another ascending young star on a rookie-scale contract one year after Tyrese Maxey cashed in on his rookie-scale contract extension, and while there were some questions about how the two players fit together on the court, they were slowly but surely figuring it out. Even if McCain is still a member of the 76ers, his ceiling is still sky high, and Philadelphia can account for him as a part of their future moving forward, he won’t be knocking down 3s for Embiid as an outlet pass option any time soon, which, quite frankly, sucks.</p><p>So, with McCain out of action moving forward, what can the 76ers do to help replace him moving forward? Should they target another guard, point or shooting, to help ease the blow in the short and/or long term? Or does Philadelphia have enough depth to weather this storm but could use the additional roster spot to add a player at another position of need? Well, let’s take a look at the market, at the roster, and see what Daryl Morey, Elton Brand, and company can put together in order to keep Philadelphia alive and kicking in McCain’s honor.</p><h2><b>2 potential replacements for Jared McCain</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/Vasilije-Micic-talks-to-Charlotte-Hornets-head-coach-Steve-Clifford.jpg"><figcaption>Petre Thomas-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2><b>1. Trade for Vasilije Micić</b></h2><p>If the 76ers want to acquire a veteran point guard who can play either guard spot, defend across multiple positions, and dish out dimes to everyone from Tyrese Maxey to Joel Embiid, they should trade for Lonzo Ball.</p><p>On paper, Ball is a perfect fit; he can hit 3s both on and off the ball, is a savant passer who can set his teammates up at a – dare I say – James Harden-level, and made his bones in the NBA as a defense-first guard, capable of going against guards 1-through-3 with ease. Play him next to Maxey in 2024-25, deploy him in a three-man platoon with McCain in 2025-26, and who knows, maybe there’s a three-guard look down the line where all three can co-exist like Dennis Schroder, Chris Paul, and Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in OKC back in 2019-20?</p><p>The problem? <a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/b/balllo01.html" rel="noopener">Ball is making $21 million</a>, and unless the 76ers trade four players to make the deal work or part way with one of their big three, there just isn’t a world where he’s going to land in Philadelphia before the 2025 NBA trade deadline.</p><p>Fortunately, there is a player who can do some of the things Ball can do and would likely be gettable for basically nothing in Carolina Hornets guard Vasilije Micić, the Spanish point guard who actually has some interesting ties to Philadelphia.</p><p>Originally drafted by the team in 2014 when Sam Hinkie was still calling the shots, Morey threw in Micic NBA rights when he traded <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-sixers-trade-al-horford-to-thunder-for-danny-green-two-draft-picks" rel="noopener">Al Horford and a protected 2025 first-round pick</a> to the Thunder for Danny Green, Vincent Poirier, and a second-round pick.</p><p>From there,<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/micicva01.html" rel="noopener"> Micic played for the Thunder for 30 games</a> starting in 2023 before being traded to the Hornets in February of 2024 alongside Davis Bertans, Tre Mann, and two seconds for the rights to Gordon Hayward. While that trade didn’t really work out for the Thunder or Micic, he has played well when his number gets called, most recently scoring 20 points on the 76ers in their most recent showdown on December 20th.</p><p>Standing 6-foot-5, 200 pounds, Micic isn’t a great defender, but he can score, he can pass, and most importantly of all, he’s being wasted in Charlotte, where he’s only appeared in 17 games with eight starts. If the Hornets are willing to move on from Micic for cap filler and a second-round pick, say, Eric Gordon and Andre Drummond, then the 76ers should at least consider it. If, however, they want to expand the deal out even further and get another player of note back in the deal, someone like Grant Williams, Josh Green, Cody Martin, or Nick Richards in the deal, then that is most certainly an option, too.</p><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/Markelle-Fultz-dribbling-the-basketball.jpeg"><figcaption>Mike Watters-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h2><b>2. Sign Markelle Fultz</b></h2><p>If <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/markelle-fultz-possibility-drafted-76ers" rel="noopener">Markelle Fultz began his career</a> playing for any other team in the NBA but the 76ers, he would probably be a member of the team right now.</p><p>On paper, Fultz pretty much fits every bill the 76ers have been looking for, even before McCain went down with a season-ending injury. Now sure, <i>technically</i>, he still can’t put up 3s at a respectable clip,<a href="https://www.basketball-reference.com/players/f/fultzma01.html" rel="noopener"> hitting a high water mark of 31.0 percent</a> back in 2022-23 for the Magic, but the pride of Upper Marlboro is still a good defender, has position versatility across both guard spots, and bringing a scoring pop off the bench. While Fultz is still more of a combo guard than a true point, he’s taken a step forward as a passer and a rebounder during his run in Orlando, averaging 4.8 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 1.2 steals per game during his run in the Magic Kingdom.</p><p>Currently unsigned after failing to find a home during free agency, Fultz could sign a 10-day contract or agree to a non-guaranteed deal to stick around in Philadelphia conditionally, with the potential to be waived should a better option become available or the 76ers need his roster spot for one reason or another.</p><p>The problem? There are so many feelings about Fultz already in Philadelphia, from being a wasted pick to the disappointment of how his career shook out to the enjoyment over the fact that the pick the 76ers acquired from Orlando for his services ended up being used to select Maxey out of Kentucky. His old number, 20, has been taken by McCain, another player who looks like a home run 76ers draftee, and his play — or lack thereof – will be under a bigger microscope than Player X with no other ties to Philadelphia.</p><p>Bring back Seth Curry? Sure. Trade Eric Gordon for Jaden Springer? Why not? He’s still a good defender, even if Boston won’t play him. Heck, most would even welcome back Mattise Thybulle now that he’s added a 3 point shot to his elite defensive game as a member of the Portland Trail Blazers. But Fultz? The player the Colangelo’s drafted over Jayson Tatum? Goodness, no matter if he plays well, poorly, or somewhere in between, fans will have an inflated opinion on it, which might just produce too much drama than it’s worth.</p><p>If the 76ers deem the risk worth it, however, then yeah, why not give him a 10 day contract and see how he plays alongside Maxey? If it works out, Philadelphia will look like geniuses. And if it doesn’t? Well, Trust The Process, baby.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2 potential replacements for Jared McCain after season-ending surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-jared-mccain-delivers-heartbreaking-injury-update-after-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers’ Jared McCain delivers heartbreaking injury update after surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Jared-McCain-delivers-heartbreaking-injury-update-after-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers’ Jared McCain delivers heartbreaking injury update after surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-21T20:32:48-08:00">December 21st, 8:32pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-21T20:32:48-08:00">December 21st, 8:32pm</time><address><a>Matty Breisch</a>Matty Breisch is a multifaceted writer who specializes in NFL and WWE content at ClutchPoints. He can be read at Heavy, FanSided, Philadelphia Sports Network, and right here at ClutchPoints. Are you ready to read about football and wrestling? Well, you've come to the right place.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After rapidly establishing himself as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rookie-power-rankings-24-25-jared-mccain-headlines-wide-open-race">brightest spot of an otherwise ugly start</a> to the 2024-25 NBA season, Philadelphia 76ers fans were dealt a crushing blow when news broke that star rookie <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-devastating-knee-injury-update">Jared McCain had suffered a torn meniscus</a> in his left knee and would be out of action “indefinitely.”</p><p>Now granted, if there’s any fanbase in the NBA, nay, in professional sports, period, that knows about weathering injuries, it belongs to the 76ers, with the organization’s supporters practically having PHDs from all of the injuries they’ve had to learn about over the past few years. Still, after things slowly but surely started to turn around, the team got healthy, and key players got hot, it looked like the 76ers had found their backcourt of the future in McCain and Tyrese Maxey.</p><p>Technically, that could be true, but the key word is future, as McCain let fans know on his YouTube channel that he will be <a href="https://x.com/sixers_galaxy/status/1870669713979871267" rel="noopener">out for the remainder of the season</a> <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-sends-message-to-fans-right-after-knee-surgery">following surgery</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Full clip👇 <a href="https://t.co/idsob7Zw6M">pic.twitter.com/idsob7Zw6M</a></p><p>— Philly Sixers Galaxy (@sixers_galaxy) <a href="https://twitter.com/sixers_galaxy/status/1870669713979871267?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 22, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>No, Jared McCain, no; say it ain’t so.</p><p>Now, for fans of the 76ers who, again, are practically expected on the injury game, the words “rest of the year” could mean a lot of things, from the rest of the regular season to the rest of the 2025 calendar year. While fans with a deep love of what “Mini Steph” brings to the table clearly hope it’s the former, for the sake of the City of Brotherly Love’s mental health, it’s probably better to assume that Duke Blue Devil’s season is over the only bit of joy he will bring to the Delaware Valley is his activities on TikTok, assuming the app isn’t banned in January of 2025.</p><p>A crushing blow? Yes. Normally, this would be where the story gets a pin put in it with a little bit of optimism to send folks home happy, but there really isn’t anything positive to take away from this news unless you really want Philly to go full-on tank mode in the pursuit of Cooper Flagg. If you fall into that tiny segment of the fanbase, then you must be thrilled. But for the rest? I am so sorry.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

76ers’ Jared McCain delivers heartbreaking injury update after surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/rookie-year-betting-favorite-after-jared-mccain-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'The player who became Rookie of the Year betting favorite after Jared McCain injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/0The-player-who-became-Rookie-of-the-Year-betting-favorite-after-Jared-McCain-injury0.jpg"></figure><h1>The player who became Rookie of the Year betting favorite after Jared McCain injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T13:23:01-08:00">December 18th, 1:23pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T13:23:01-08:00">December 18th, 1:23pm</time><address><a>Kris Pursiainen</a>Kris Pursiainen is an Associate Editor for all sports based in the NJ/NYC area. Kris brings several years of experience reporting on and writing about professional teams to the table. With experience all over the country as a New York Knicks, New York Jets, New York Mets, Super Bowl LVIII, and Big East beat reporter, Kris has been breaking news and reporting on the NBA, NFL, MLB, and college basketball landscapes for years. Kris is a proud graduate of Fordham University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers’ season has been impeded by several misfortunes. But rookie Jared McCain was shining so bright that he became the odds-on favorite to win the rookie of the year.</p><p>When <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-devastating-knee-injury-update">McCain suffered a knee injury</a> and was ruled out indefinitely, the market responded. The award’s odds-leaderboard looks completely different. And the draft’s #4 overall pick, Stephon Castle, has taken the top spot with his play <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/spurs-news-gregg-popovich-breaks-silence-after-suffering-stroke-november">for the San Antonio Spurs</a>.</p><p>Grizzlies rookie center Zach Edey was the clubhouse leader coming into the season. The Canadian colossus now has just the fifth-best odds to come out on top at +1500, <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba?tab=season-awards" rel="noopener">according to Fanduel</a>. The first player selected in the 2024 NBA Draft was Hawks wing Zaccharie Risacher, who is +1000 to take home the award despite sitting at +850 preseason.</p><p>Dalton Knecht’s name got national attention during a great stretch of play for his Los Angeles Lakers and catapulted from +1100 odds preseason to his current standing of +500. His production has cooled off recently but he remains firmly in third place for the award.</p><p>The Pelicans came into the season with Daniel Theis and rookie Yves Missi at center. The 20-year old big man from Baylor is averaging 9.2 points and 8.5 rebounds per game this season – and an impressive 11.5 rebounds per game over his last eight games played. Missi’s preseason chances at Rookie of the Year were considered to be so small that he was well over +6000 on major sportsbooks. He reminds you at times on the court that he is still a raw player, but the potential is clear.</p><h2><b>Stephon Castle’s impact on the Spurs has him in pole position for ROTY</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Stephon-Castle-Victor-Wembanyama-Spurs.jpg"><figcaption>Daniel Dunn-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Castle is a raw basketball talent. He turned 20-years old in early November. His 48.0 true-shooting percentage is in the sixth percentile among all NBA players. But if you aren’t seeing the ways in which he’s already impacting winning, you’re not looking.</p><p>This rookie class was <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/the-2024-nba-draft-is-bad-especially-for-gms-and-scouts" rel="noopener">intensely maligned</a> before a single player touched the court because of its lack of franchise cornerstones and traditional lead scoring options. Those players tend to dominate these awards by having the best sheet of statistics at the end of the season and having their team’s success factored in to a degree.</p><p>But McCain and Knecht were the only rookies coming close to fitting that bill. With McCain’s injury and Knecht averaging approximately 6.4 points per game over his last seven games played, the red carpet has been rolled out for impact and glue guys to have a shot. Castle’s Spurs are certainly improved from last season and, even if his shooting is currently wildly inefficient, his on/off metrics indicate they’re better off with him playing.</p><p>Castle’s box scores are volatile. He just scored 22 points on 53% shooting against the Pelicans and followed it up by shooting 1-for-8 as the Timberwolves grabbed a win on the road. But there’s plenty of season left for him to continue to settle into playing at the NBA level.</p><p>The other rookies on the leaderboard will certainly be looking to do the same.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The player who became Rookie of the Year betting favorite after Jared McCain injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-jared-mccain-sends-message-to-fans-right-after-knee-surgery');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jared McCain sends message to fans right after knee surgery');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Jared-McCain-sends-message-to-fans-right-after-knee-surgery.jpg"></figure><h1>Jared McCain sends message to fans right after knee surgery</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-18T10:46:54-08:00">December 18th, 10:46am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-18T10:47:54-08:00">December 18th, 10:47am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Philadelphia 76ers will be without one of their best players for a while. <a href="https://3.basecamp.com/5767866/buckets/36793780/card_tables/cards/8140607922">Jared McCain tore his left meniscus</a>, sidelining him indefinitely. Fortunately, the standout rookie’s surgery was successful and what he already provided the Sixers in his first 23 NBA games leaves a lot of optimism about his future.</p><p>McCain took to TikTok to share a <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@jaredmccain24/video/7449792525507841311?is_from_webapp=1&amp;sender_device=pc&amp;web_id=7280979338361587243" rel="noopener">post-surgery update</a> right from his hospital bed, thanking fans for their well wishes. It seems like he filmed his video right after waking up from the operation, which happened on Tuesday.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Jared McCain just got outta surgery and posted this 😭😭 <a href="https://t.co/cTGhgRaffU">pic.twitter.com/cTGhgRaffU</a></p><p>— IcyVert (@IcyVert) <a href="https://twitter.com/IcyVert/status/1869425469667586328?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 18, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><h2><b>76ers’ Jared McCain undergoes successful surgery on torn meniscus</b></h2><p>Nick Nurse said after the 76ers’ practice on Wednesday that the team is “very optimistic about how [McCain’s surgery] went and how the recovery will be. He’s obviously still trying to come to grips with it and all that kind of stuff, very disappointed, et cetera. So, [I] feel bad for him.”</p><p>McCain still leads all rookies in total points and points per game, towering over the field with 15.3 points per game to go along with 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds. He was well on his way to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-delivers-five-word-declaration-amid-rookie-of-the-year-bid">winning the Rookie of the Year award</a> — at least being the strongest contender in the field — but now will probably miss out on league honors because of the amount of games he missed. Although it’s unclear how much more of this season he’ll get, he made the very most of what he got.</p><p>The 76ers, at 8-16, could still really use McCain in the lineup. He’s one of their best shooters (38.3 percent from deep on 5.8 attempts per game), a smooth scorer and a competitor. Veterans Kyle Lowry and Eric Gordon will be in line for more minutes off the bench while Kelly Oubre Jr. starts at shooting guard next to Tyrese Maxey. In the meantime, McCain will surely hit his recovery hard and do whatever he can to return to the court.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jared McCain sends message to fans right after knee surgery

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/76ers-news-jared-mccain-devastating-knee-injury-update');   ga('set', 'title', '76ers hit with Jared McCain devastating knee injury update');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/76ers-news-Jared-McCain-hit-with-devastating-knee-injury-update.jpg"></figure><h1>76ers hit with Jared McCain devastating knee injury update</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-14T14:07:08-08:00">December 14th, 2:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-14T14:24:26-08:00">December 14th, 2:24pm</time><address><a href="https://haydencilley.wixsite.com/hayden-cilley-s-port">Hayden Cilley</a>Hayden Cilley joined ClutchPoints in August 2024 as a Phoenix Suns and Mercury reporter, as well as an Associate Editor. Hayden graduated from the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University while covering events like the 2023 NCAA Men's Final Four, the 2024 Vrbo Fiesta Bowl and the Arizona State men's swim and dive team. He recently covered the Phoenix Mercury for The Next Hoops and PHNX Sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>More devastating news continues to fly the Philadelphia 76ers way, this time with rookie guard Jared McCain. He suffered a <a href="https://x.com/ShamsCharania/status/1868051869354050043" rel="noopener">torn lateral meniscus in his left knee</a> and will be out indefinitely, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. After <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-how-jared-mccain-overtaken-rookie-of-year-odds">McCain overtook the Rookie of the Year odds</a>, his season could likely come to a close.</p><p>In 23 games, he averaged 15.3 points, 2.4 rebounds, and 2.6 assists. On a team with Paul George, Joel Embiid, and Tyrese Maxey, he was one of the most consistent pieces. Even in the 76ers’ rocky start to the season, McCain was their X-factor and helped them stay in games.</p><p>The No. 16 pick from Duke basketball was known for his viral TikTok following. However, he’s even more impressive on the court. To be a top option on a team with three all-stars is beyond impressive. He had 10 consecutive games, scoring 15+ points. For rookies, that’s impressive. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/76ers-news-jared-mccain-enters-victor-wembanyama-territory-with-impressive-feat">McCain even entered Victor Wembanyama territory for the 76ers</a> by scoring 20+ in consecutive games. Considering he was a one-and-done and stepped up to the role, the 76ers found a gem.</p><h2><b>Jared McCain’s injury is an amalgamation of the 76ers’ current season</b></h2><p>McCain’s injury is the tip of the iceberg for the 76ers season. After signing George in free agency and the emergence of Maxey, they were poised to be a legitimate threat in the Eastern Conference. However, the beginning of the season didn’t get off to a great start. Both George and Embiid were dealt with nagging injuries. As a result, McCain was thrown into the fire alongside Maxey. </p><p>The duo salvaged a rough start to the season. Even though fans were upset at the underwhelming result, they loved McCain’s emergence. He is a savvy scorer who scores in unconventional ways. McCain emphasizes floaters, utilizing the pick-and-roll and mid-range shots. His effectiveness in these areas unlocked a new dimension of the guard play.</p><p>Luckily, McCain’s skill blossomed at the right time. Unfortunately, his injury defines a tumultuous season for the 76ers. A locker room incident between Embiid and a reporter wasn’t ideal. Furthermore, Maxey’s callout of Embiid highlighted a disastrous opening month to the season. </p><p>The 7-16 squad will need to lean on their trio even more to salvage a forgettable season. With McCain out of the picture, more of the offensive burden will fall on Maxey, George, and Embiid. While the rookie might be on the sidelines, he’s won over the 76ers fanbase.</p><p>Although he’s out indefinitely, he could return. After all, Embiid returned after a torn meniscus and helped Philadelphia make the playoffs. Regardless, they will miss McCain’s scoring and efficiency and can only hope for a return this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
15.3	2.4	2.6	-	0.7

2024-25 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
15.3	2.4	2.6	-	0.7

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