Overview

• Daryl Morey said he expects a resolution in the next few days, with Grimes absent from media day and training camp as the qualifying-offer deadline approaches.
• The team’s only formal offer is a one-year contract slightly above the $8.7 million qualifying offer that would require Grimes to waive his trade veto.
• Grimes’ camp has targeted a starting salary in the $17–21 million range and believes he’s worth $20–25 million annually on a long-term deal, leaving the sides far apart.
• Reporting points to a one-year outcome: either the $8.7 million qualifying offer that preserves trade veto rights and 2026 unrestricted free agency, or a higher one-year ‘balloon’ that removes trade protection.
• Agent David Bauman asked the Sixers to extend the Oct. 1 deadline, which the team has not granted, as Grimes skips the Abu Dhabi trip and the McCain thumb UCL injury and apron pressures shape short-term options.