Kelly Oubre Jr. gives his feelings on Sixers trading Jared McCain

LOS ANGELES -- The Philadelphia 76ers took the floor at Crypto.com Arena for shootaround on Thursday morning, missing a certain young guard on their roster.

Jared McCain was traded to the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday afternoon as the Sixers decided to go in a different direction for the future. The second-year guard got off to a slow start as he was working his way back from a serious meniscus injury in his rookie season along with a torn UCL in his right thumb, but he worked hard to get his 3-point shooting percentage back up to 37.8% following a hot stretch shooting the ball.

Sixers Wire talked with 11-year veteran Kelly Oubre Jr. about the McCain move as he opened up on his feelings about the team moving the young guard.

"It sucks," a somber Oubre said. "A trade like that—the business side of basketball sucks. He’s my little brother. He’s everybody’s brother here. It’s bittersweet, man, because you see, he has a lot to grow, and he has a lot of potential to be able to do what he did and showed last year, but he hasn’t been able to find that groove. He was starting to find it and now, he’s on a different team. He’s in a good situation so I’m happy for him."

McCain, 21, will now join a Thunder team that has a lot of players similar in age to him. He will be joining a team that is looking to add to their trophy case after winning the title in 2025 and he has a skill that OKC needs: shooting. It is a good situation for him.

"I really pray that he’s able to find his footing and fit in with those guys over there and join what they got because he is an electric individual off the court," Oubre added. "Just a great person, a great human being, so you wanna see him succeed."

Oubre, a great individual for a team's locker room, was fond of McCain. The two had a good relationship and it can hurt for a veteran like Oubre who watched McCain grow in his year and a half in the league as he now moves on to the Thunder.

With that being said, the Sixers now must move on.

"It’s bittersweet, man, but at the end of the day, we got a game today (Thursday against the Los Angeles Lakers)," Oubre finished. "I don’t worry about him finding his groove over there because that’s a young team, they’re all fashionable, they’re all swaggy, so he fits right in with that."

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