Philadelphia 76ers guard Jared McCain was named the Jap Convention Rookie of the Month for October/November.
McCain, who was chosen with the sixteenth total decide in June’s 2024 NBA Draft, has been nothing however a success sensation since touching down in Pennsylvania for the Sixers.
The 20-year-old out of Duke is extensively recognized for his bubbly, outgoing character and powerful social media presence which has seen him develop into a fan favourite throughout the league – not simply in Philly.
McCain grew to become the seventh participant in franchise historical past to win the award and the primary 76er since Ben Simmons in March 2018, who additionally gained Rookie of the 12 months.
Based on the greatest on-line betting websites, McCain is the odds-on favourite at a best-price -150 to observe in Simmons’ footsteps and get his palms on the distinguished award on the finish of the season.
With averages of 16.1 factors, 2.4 rebounds and a pair of.5 assists per sport in simply 25 minutes an evening, it’s not exhausting to see why McCain is the early frontrunner forward of the Los Angeles Lakers‘ Dalton Knecht.
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Star absences have supplied McCain the chance to step up and thrive
If there’s one constructive that Sixers followers can take from their disastrous 5-14 begin to the season, it’s that McCain appears to be like to have a brilliant future on this league.
He leads all rookies in factors per sport and video games with at the least 20 factors (seven) whereas additionally recording 30 or extra on two events, with a career-high 34 in opposition to the Cleveland Cavaliers final month.
The teenager additionally recorded ten assists that night time in opposition to Cleveland which put him in stellar firm alongside Allen Iverson and Simmons as the one Sixers rookies to tally 30 factors and double-digit assists in a sport.
With the likes of Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey lacking prolonged durations with damage, McCain has stepped up when his group wanted him most and appears a pressure to be reckoned with within the coming years.
