McCain leapfrogs Zaccharie Risacher, the No. 1 overall pick by the Hawks, who has also impressed during the NBA’s early going. Risacher remains one of the favorites at +450. Grizzlies center Zach Edey, who was the preseason favorite at most major sportsbooks, has the third-best odds at +500.

We are still in November in the NBA so any awards talk is mostly meaningless, but this year's Rookie of the Year race is already fascinating. There are several

Risacher hadn't scored more than 17 points in a game before facing New York. He nearly doubled his previous career-high. It was the kind of game Hawks fans have been waiting for after Atlanta was awarded the No. 1 pick in a weak draft.

Jared McCain discusses making Philadelphia 76ers and NBA rookie history with his performance against the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Rookie Zaccharie Risacher had the best game of his NBA career with 33 points, seven rebounds, three assists, three steals and two blocks while shooting 11/18 from the field and 6/10 from the three-point range in 37 minutes.

McCain has caught the eyes of his veteran teammates including 9-time All-Star Paul George who has been impressed by his young teammate. "I think just a level of just fearless," Ge

Another night, another dominant performance by Jared McCain. In an early 76ers campaign filled with injuries and losses, the rookie guard has been the team’s biggest bright spot. And on Wednesday, against the Cleveland Cavaliers,

Exactly two weeks before erupting for 34 points and 10 assists against the 12-0 Cleveland Cavaliers — nearly leading a Sixers team missing 19 All-Star appearances worth of talent to a massive upset victory — rookie Jared McCain made a comment that is a bit ironic in retrospect.

Following an impressive freshman campaign at Duke, Jared McCain saw himself drafted 16th overall by the Philadelphia 76ers. Coming off the best performance of his young career, he did shy away about his feelings towards his fellow rookies.