The Philadelphia 76ers exercised their third-year contract option for promising second-year guard Jared McCain on Thursday.

The move that was announced by 76ers president Daryl Morey keeps McCain under contract with the team through the 2026-27 season. McCain has another club option on his contract for the 2027-28 season.

McCain, the No. 16 selection in the 2024 draft out of Duke, has not played yet this season after suffering a UCL tear in his right thumb in late September, but he was a full participant in practice Thursday.

McCain appeared in 23 games last season and led all rookies with an average of 15.3 points. He also averaged 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds in 25.7 minutes while finishing fourth among rookies with a 3-point percentage of 38.3%. McCain set an NBA rookie record

See Full Page