PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers have plenty of work to do within the 2025 offseason. The highest precedence is to re-sign restricted free agent Quentin Grimes.
Grimes was nothing in need of superb for the Sixers, displaying he will be greater than only a 3-and-D function participant. His capturing and protection have been nonetheless exemplary however his capability to create photographs suggests he could be a reputable supply of offense, somebody who can ease the workloads of Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey and Paul George.
“I am very comfy right here already with the teaching employees, my teammates,” Grimes stated. “I really feel like I have been right here actually the complete yr, enjoying with these guys these previous two months. I may undoubtedly see myself being right here in the future however it’s a enterprise at the top of the day going into the offseason. So, [we’ll] see the place that ends up, for certain.”
The Sixers have management over Grimes’ free company however they nonetheless want to ensure they’ve the correct area to signal him in addition to different upgrades. It is a tightrope they should tread evenly on.
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Daryl Morey stated that Embiid, Maxey and George shall be again subsequent season and that the 76ers need to convey again Grimes, who he sees as an awesome match with the three stars. Many of the remainder of the roster, although, is topic to vary.
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Guerschon Yabusele and Eric Gordon haven’t thought a lot about their respective offseason decisions but. The previous is an unrestricted free agent and needs to take his time and take into account all his choices. The latter has a $3.4 million participant choice and is concentrated most closely on his restoration from wrist surgical procedure, which has gone properly however will nonetheless take extra time.
Kelly Oubre Jr., who has an $8.3 million participant choice, made it clear that he desires to stick with the Sixers by expressing his need to finish unfinished enterprise. Andre Drummond, who has a participant choice price $5 million, additionally intends to come back again to the Sixers, a group he desires to compete for a championship with. “My fast plan is to be again right here.”
Jared Butler stated the Sixers’ fan base is “an attention-grabbing one” — he was bowled over by the boos the group acquired in his second sport there — however stated he can think about himself staying with the group going ahead. Lonnie Walker IV desires to be again, as does Kyle Lowry. Butler and Walker have low-cost group choices whereas Lowry is a free agent.
The 76ers have management over some gamers’ contracts however not others. They could need to commerce a number of the guys that train their participant choices to manage to pay for to signal extra vital free brokers. The Sixers shall be busy this offseason, although the precise methods they may accomplish that will not be identified till a few of their gamers make contract choices.