Sacramento's Jared McCain selected by Philadelphia 76ers in first round of NBA Draft

(FOX40.COM) - - Sacramento's notoriety as a "sports town" gained a little bit more reliability on Wednesday night after among the city's own was selected in the preliminary of the 2024 NBA Draft.

Jared McCain, 20 of Sacramento, went off the board after the Philadelphia 76ers took him with the 16th general pick.

McCain spent one year at Duke University where he balanced 14 indicate accompany 5 rebounds and simply under 2 assists per video game.

Before heading to North Carolina, McCain played high school basketball at Centennial High School in Southern California where he was called the 2021-2022 Gatorade California Boys Basketball Player of the Year.

McCain joins a Philadelphia squad that completed 7th in the Eastern Conference during the regular season before the team was removed in the preliminary of the NBA Playoffs by the New York Knicks.

Presumably, McCain will sign up with the team's backcourt, which is currently comprised of standout guard Tyrese Maxey, veteran Kyle Lowry, sharpshooter Buddy Hield, and function players De'Anthony Melton and Cameron Payne.

The selection of McCain comes a couple of months after Sacramento's Laiatu Latu was the very first protective player to come off of draft boards during the 2024 NFL Draft when he was selected 15th total by the Indianapolis Colts.

Latu participated in Jesuit High School in Carmichael before heading south to UCLA for his collegiate years.