Former NBA champion Kendrick Perkins took to Twitter to give his praise to McCain as the lone bright spot in a tough season thus far. McCain will look to continue to grow in his rookie season as he builds his early Rookie of the Year case. He will look to help the Sixers get on track on Monday when they take on the Miami Heat on the road.

Joel Embiid got off to a dominant start, but clearly ran out of gas. Paul George never found an offensive groove. And Jared McCain could not maintain his blistering scoring pace before fouling out. That all led to the 76ers’ eighth loss in their first 10 games to continue their disastrous start to a much-anticipated season,

Teams need to hit on the margins around a Big 3. The Sixers appear to have hit a home run with Jared McCain.