Amidst a disastrous 2024-25 season, the Philadelphia 76ers stumbled into a bright spot. In early February, they swapped Caleb Martin for Quentin Grimes. At the time, the move was seen as a way of adding an additional second-round pick to general manager Daryl Morey’s war chest while also taking a flyer on Grimes. With so many injuries across coach Nick Nurse’s roster, Grimes was quickly given a significant role in the offense. And, just like that, both the guard and the Sixers captured lightning in a bottle. In 28 regular-season appearances, Grimes averaged career-highs across the board, with 21.9 points, 4.5 assists and 5.2 rebounds per game on 16.4 shot attempts. His performances gave Sixers fans a reason to smile when everything around them was falling apart. However, with each passing game, Grimes was driving up his value for this summer, where he became a restricted free agent. “The 76ers have indicated for some time that they were intent on retaining Grimes, who had a monster March as a scorer for
