The combo guard scored 11 points on 3-for-16 shooting — including going 3-of-10 on threes in the two point loss.
And unfortunately for the No. 16 pick in last month’s NBA draft, he had another rough shooting outing Monday night.The combo guard scored 11 points on 3-for-16 shooting — including going 3-of-10 on threes — in a 97-95 NBA Summer League loss to the Portland Trail Blazers at the Thomas & Mack Center. McCain was held scoreless on 0-for-8 shooting after intermission.Bryce McGowens hit a pair of foul shots with 7.3 seconds left to give the Blazers a 95-94 cushion.
“I think a lot of it is getting away from my old habits in college and this open game, more spacing in the NBA,” the 20-year-old said. “So just learning different things throughout the game, trying to learn as quickly as possible.” However, he scored two points on 1-for-4 shooting in the second. McCain missed his two third-quarter attempts — a driving floater and a driving finger roll. Things didn’t get any better in the fourth quarter. That’s when he misfired on an eight-foot floater followed by two three-point attempts, a layup, an 18-foot pull-up jumper, and the final three pointer.
But having a slow start is uncommon for the 2023 McDonald’s All American. He went through during his one-and-down season at Duke. He ended up being one of college basketball’s best three-point shooters, making 41.4% from deep. The California native was also named to the ACC all-rookie team and led Duke to the Elite-Eight round of the NCAA tournament.
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