A victory and a defeat. This is the record this season for the Sixers (7 wins – 15 losses) when they were able to align Joel Embiid, Paul George and Tyrese Maxey together in their starting five. This shows that Nick Nurse has had to tinker with his starters since the start of the season.
One of the big winners from this turbulence was Jared McCain. Promoted to the starters eight times, the rookie averaged nearly 24 points in this context. Enough to permanently shake up the existing hierarchy in Philadelphia? Nothing is less certain.
“ I'm not entirely sure yet, but for now he seems to be something of an offensive wild card coming off the bench at fullback. We will definitely play him at point guard. I can see it changing a little, evolving a little differently down the road, but I really like it “, displays his coachwhich imagines frequent back and forths between the five and the bench.
Useful for increasing the address to 3-points
As a replacement, Jared McCain plays almost half as much, and his points average logically drops by half. Not his address percentage (11 points at 46%). His long-distance address (38% over the year) remains constant, which is not uninteresting for creating spaces with the three stars mentioned above, for the moment super clumsy from afar (31% for Paul George, 29 % for Tyrese Maxey and 13% for Joel Embiid…).
“ I think it fits perfectly with the other three. He's really a good element to stretch the game. He made a few baskets the other night at the end of a possession, the ball landed in his hands and he was able to score a basket. It's very useful », Qualifies Nick Nurse, who had bet on McCain after going to the locker room of the match against the Bulls, in place of Guerschon Yabusele.
“ I will probably think more in terms of first-half starters and second-half starters who will change a lot. I went into this game on Sunday saying, 'Let's be big and outscore them.' And then I didn't like it, so I took another direction. So I could see that it had changed between the first and second half », Finishes Nick Nurse, who therefore focuses on flexibility. Jared McCain will have to get used to it.
| Jared McCain | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2024-25 | PHL | 22 | 26 | 46.3 | 38.2 | 87.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 15.8 |
| Total | 22 | 26 | 46.3 | 38.2 | 87.5 | 0.6 | 1.9 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 15.8 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
