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Sixers–Quentin Grimes Standoff Points to One-Year Deal as Oct. 1 Deadline Looms

Tax constraints plus a wide valuation gap make a short-term contract the most workable path.

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Overview

  • Restricted free agent Quentin Grimes remains unsigned with an Oct. 1 deadline to accept an $8.7 million qualifying offer that would include season-long no-trade protection and set up unrestricted free agency in 2026.
  • Daryl Morey said he expects a resolution in the next few days, as reporting coalesces around a one-year outcome either at the qualifying offer or a slightly richer ‘balloon’ deal.
  • Philadelphia’s only formal proposal to date is a one-year contract slightly above the qualifying offer that would require Grimes to waive the no-trade protection tied to the QO.
  • Agent David Bauman has pushed multiyear scenarios starting roughly $17–21 million per year and has cited a $20–25 million annual target, while a touted four-year, $39 million concept was disputed by a Sixers source.
  • Grimes skipped media day and the Abu Dhabi preseason trip, Jared McCain’s thumb/UCL injury has increased short-term urgency, and the Sixers have resisted a request to extend the QO deadline to Oct. 8.