Oklahoma City Thunder forward Jalen Williams discussed Jared McCain’s impact since joining the team, admitting that the guard has performed better than the organization initially expected.
Williams said he was surprised that the Philadelphia 76ers decided to move McCain, considering the potential he had already shown.
“Jared I thought was going to be a good kind of what everybody else was thinking, kind of like why did Philly get off of him? So that’s kind of my thought process…”
However, Williams acknowledged that McCain’s contributions in Oklahoma City have exceeded expectations, particularly the responsibility he has taken on within the team’s offense.
“But the way he was playing, we didn’t expect that to happen, but that’s just what it is. He’s a good, like I’m not saying he wasn’t a good player or anything. It’s just like the load, the weight and gravity that he ended up playing with.”
Williams also pointed to McCain’s previous situation in Philadelphia, explaining that his current level of play was difficult to predict based on how things had gone with the 76ers.
“Nobody would have thought that coming off of how Philly was kind of doing. So that was good for him and good for us, obviously.”
