To say Jared McCain plays like a veteran feels banal at this point. It doesn't quite capture this unique feeling of watching him excel in the first 16 games of his NBA career.
Over the past nine games, McCain has averaged 24.3 points per game on 46.2 percent shooting from the field-including 42 percent from 3 on nearly 10 attempts per contest.
He has quickly emerged as the Sixers' best off-ball player, best shooter, best classic facilitator-flashing the type of skill set that dynasties have been built around.
The no. 16 pick is as left-field a Rookie of the Year front-runner as there's been since Malcolm Brogdon won in 2016, and reminiscent of when Michael Carter-Williams won it in 2013.
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