There simply weren’t many defenders that could keep McClain in front of them throughout the duration of The Expo. The 6-foot lead guard has a super quick first step and can get into his counters just as quickly while changing direction and attacking different angles. What made life even more difficult for McClain’s defender was his deep ball. Especially on kick outs, the defender was at McClain’s mercy as they attempted to closeout with control, but I didn’t recall anyone being able to either get a clean contest on his shot or brace themselves for him to attack without allowing him to find entry into the paint.

He was dialed in defensively and guarding his yard with pride, had his eyes up in transition looking to deliver advance passes and did a nice job of causing deflections in passing lanes.

-McLain really stood out as a shot-making guard prospect that understands when he needs to score or create for his team. McClain used hesitation dribble drives to play with good pace in the middle PnR, moved well off the ball to serve as a floor-spacing deadeye shooter, made the right read in transition, and saw the floor well to direct traffic for his team even when the ball wasn’t in his hands. McClain drew a foul on a late 3 after hitting two tough contested triples after he got going from the FT line and at the rim. Intriguing prospect to track in the 2028 class and should be a riser in our next rankings update.