This past season, he shot 41.4% on three-pointers as one of the draft’s best off-ball shooters. The California native also averaged 14.3 points, 5.0 rebounds, 1.9 assists, and 1.1 steals this season.
selected Jared McCain with the 16th pick in Wednesday night’s NBA draft at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn. And the 6-foot-3 guard will join the team with high expectations.
“I am visualizing winning rookie of the year,” he said Tuesday at the NBA’s draft availability in New York.The 20-year-old also correctly visualized himself as a first-round selection following an impressive one-and-done season at Duke.“I am a big believer in manifesting and meditation and just seeing what you are going to do in the future,” he said. “To be a potential first-round pick, that’s been in my journal for a while.
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