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Philadelphia 76ers free agency: How much will Quentin Grimes get?
Philadelphia 76ers free agency: How much will Quentin Grimes get?
Quentin Grimes put on a show in the 28 games he played for the Philadelphia 76ers after being acquired from the Dallas Mavericks at the deadline. He averaged 21.9 points and set new career highs, scoring 44 points in one game and then 46 points in another as he showed off his scoring chops.
As Grimes heads into free agency, the expectation is that the Sixers will bring him back, but one has to wonder at what price. Philadelphia's cap space is limited, but it can find a way to create more ahead of June 30 as it can dump the salaries of Andre Drummond, Kelly Oubre Jr., and create more money to bring back Grimes--and Guerschon Yabusele.
The Athletic detailed how much they believe Grimes is worth as free agency quickly approaches:
Known mostly as a 3-and-D guy, Grimes averaged 32.0 points per 100 possessions and shot 55.9 percent on 2s in 28 games as a Sixer, posting an 18.8 PER. However, the combination of his restricted free agency and the lack of cap space in the market should limit any sort of bidding war and put the Sixers in a strong position to keep him on a team-friendly deal.
His BORD$ number is a pretty convenient one as far as his next contract. This is the pay range that keeps his pay above the nontaxpayer MLE, thus icing out any rival offers, but maintains the Sixers' status below the second apron. Thus, a three-year deal for $55 million to $60 million seems like a reasonable endpoint.
For those wonder what BORD$ is, The Athletic described it as: "I developed a player valuation system called BORD$ (short for 'Big Old Rating Dollars') that uses analytics and playing time data from the last two seasons, projects values for the coming season based on a player's age and performance and then converts the projected performance and playing time into a salary estimate based on the projected cap in 2025-26 of $154.1 million."
Grimes' free agency will be an interesting one to watch. He did put up a ton of numbers, but it also came in meaningless games with the Sixers out of the playoffs down the stretch of the season. One has to wonder how he will fit next to Philadelphia's Big 3 when the time comes and the games matter out on the floor, but his ability to play off the ball should do wonders for this group when October rolls around to begin the 2025-26 season so it's worth it to bring him back.
