Sixers select Duke guard and Tik Tok star Jared McCain No. 16 overall

No surprises or trades for the Sixers on night one of the 2024 NBA Draft, as they held pat and selected Duke guard and Tik Tok star Jared McCain with the No. 16 overall pick.

McCain was a starter in his lone season with the Blue Devils, averaging 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 31.6 minutes per game over 36 contests – a line that earned him a spot on the ACC All-Rookie Team.

Arguably more importantly, McCain shot 41.4% from three on 5.8 attempts per game last season as a freshman and was considered one of the best shooters in the draft.

"We had McCain as a top 10 player in this draft," Morey said on Wednesday night after the conclusion of the first-round . "I don't want to put any tough expectations on him, but we really think this guy is going to be a 76er for a really long time."

McCain, just 20 years old, has a popular Tik Tok with 2,800,000 followers and is known for posting funny videos on the platform .

McCain was a McDonald’s All-American in 2023 and California’s Gatorade Player of the Year in 2022 and 2023, and he also has international experience, appearing with the gold-medal winning Team USA in the 2022 FIBA Americas U18 Championship tournament.

The Sixers have one selection in Thursday’s second round, the No. 41 overall pick they acquired from Boston in February for Jaden Springer.

Philly forfeited their own second-rounder in 2023, part of a two-year punishment of lost second-rounders for tampering violations with P.J.
Tucker and Danuel House Jr. in the summer of 2022.