Overview

• Grimes’ decision locks in a one-year deal that carries a full no-trade veto and positions him for unrestricted free agency in 2026.
• Reporting pegs a roughly $16 million annual gap between his camp’s target near $25 million and Philadelphia’s top one-year offer around $9 million.
• The Sixers were described as so far from Grimes’ valuation that they withheld formal offers until the week before training camp.
• His late-season surge after a midyear acquisition—21.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 4.5 assists over 28 games—boosted his price, but a thin RFA market curbed leverage.
• Cap projections suggest re-signing Grimes near his asking range in 2026 could push Philadelphia into the tax and close to the first apron, even as the team retains his Bird rights.