Overview
- Philadelphia exercised the third-year rookie-scale option on McCain, guaranteeing $4,422,600 for the 2026–27 season.
- McCain participated in a light practice Thursday following right‑thumb UCL surgery, and coach Nick Nurse said there was no contact and no timeline.
- The 21-year-old has missed the first four games of 2025–26 after the late-September thumb injury and subsequent procedure.
- McCain averaged 15.3 points, 2.6 assists and 2.4 rebounds over 23 games as a rookie before a December 2024 knee surgery ended his season.
- Philadelphia’s next contractual call comes next fall with a fourth-year option decision, with any extension talks not arriving until 2027.