Over the past week, one of the growing storylines around the Philadelphia 76ers has been the emergence of Jared McCain. As he continues to see his playing time increase, the rookie is showing more and more how productive of a piece he can be in just his first year.

We've got another exciting Eastern Conference matchup on Wednesday's NBA schedule as the Philadelphia 76ers will host the Cleveland Cavaliers. Philadelphia is 2-8 overall and 1-4 at home, while Cleveland is the last remaining undefeated team at 12-0 overall and 6-0 on the road.

A key reinforcement couldn’t work wonders for the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday. Even though the team saw its anticipated return of Joel Embiid against the New York Knicks, they couldn’t come out on top victorious.