Overview
- The 76ers confirmed McCain tore the UCL in his right thumb during a Thursday workout and said he is consulting specialists on next steps.
- Multiple reports say he will undergo surgery and miss roughly four to six weeks, placing his Oct. 22 season opener availability in doubt and costing him preseason time.
- Philadelphia is expected to redistribute his minutes to rookie V.J. Edgecombe and veteran Kyle Lowry, with restricted free agent Quentin Grimes a factor if he signs.
- Grimes remains unsigned with an Oct. 1 deadline to accept his $8.7 million qualifying offer, and he is not expected to travel for the Abu Dhabi preseason games, per reports.
- At media day, Joel Embiid said he feels pretty good but offered no return timeline after April knee surgery, and Paul George said he won't do full-contact work yet as he continues knee rehab.