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Jared McCain
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder

Jared McCain

#3 · Oklahoma City Thunder · 6-2 (188 cm) · 195 lb · Duke

Jared McCain plays for the Oklahoma City Thunder. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at shooting guard and #5 at point guard. Jared McCain is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 12 games, 5 as a starter, averaging 26.1 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (66 %) and point guard (34 %). He averages 12.7 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Sidy Cissoko, Sam Merrill, and Jalen Green, who score 25.8 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Sidy Cissoko.

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LA Clippers
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Probable starter at shooting guard per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

  • Shooting Guard 2nd
  • Point Guard 5th

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

See the full Thunder depth chart →

On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
12
Min/game
26.1
Starts
5

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard66 %
  • Point Guard34 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 12 26.1 12.7 3.6 1.9 0.9 0.3 40.4 31.1 79.2 51.9 21.6
2025-26 67 17.3 8.3 2.0 1.3 0.5 0.1 42.5 38.5 86.4 55.1 19.8

Game log

In his last 5 games: 13.2 pts, 5.2 reb and 1.4 ast in 26.9 min (0.5 pts above his season average, 12.7)

Best games of the season: 21 pts @ Grizzlies (Nov 6) · 9 reb @ Cavaliers (Nov 2) · 4 ast @ Mavericks (Oct 28)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
POR
Portland Trail Blazers
Trail Blazers
L 108-118 30:40 10 6 3 3-14 2-10 2-4 -2
Nov 7 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 114-75 23:09 19 5 2 8-10 2-4 1-1 +22
Nov 6 @
MEM
Memphis Grizzlies
Grizzlies
W 128-97 29:00 21 5 0 9-14 3-8 0-0 +12
Nov 4 vs
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 124-116 24:47 9 1 0 3-11 1-6 2-2 +2
Nov 2 @
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Cavaliers
W 117-112 26:39 7 9 2 3-11 0-5 1-1 +5
Oct 31 @
HOU
Houston Rockets
Rockets
L 98-119 27:51 10 4 2 5-14 0-5 0-0 -9
Oct 28 @
DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Mavericks
L 96-120 29:24 10 4 4 3-13 0-6 4-5 -13
Oct 26 vs
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Suns
W 125-114 29:55 18 3 4 6-14 4-7 2-3 +6
Oct 25 vs
LAC
LA Clippers
Clippers
W 108-101 20:34 3 1 0 1-8 1-5 0-0 -1
Oct 22 vs
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Nuggets
W 96-84 18:05 4 0 1 1-6 0-3 2-2 -2

Compare with another player

Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
586
Pts/100 poss.
25.8
FG%
40%

Opponents he guarded most in 12 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Sidy Cissoko 34 5 0/2
Sam Merrill 27 0 0/2
Jalen Green 17 0 0/1
Jrue Holiday 17 4 1/4
Damian Lillard 17 7 2/3

Who guards him

Possessions
580
Pts/100 poss.
21.0
FG%
43%

Defenders who guarded him most in 12 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Sidy Cissoko 40 8 3/4
Sam Merrill 24 2 1/3
Jalen Green 22 6 3/5
Jrue Holiday 20 3 1/2
Jabari Smith Jr. 17 4 1/3