After months without an agreement, restricted free agent Quentin Grimes has accepted his $8.7 million qualifying offer to return to the Sixers, according to a report from Shams Charania of ESPN:

Grimes taking the qualifying offer was seen as the worst-case scenario for the Sixers, as Grimes will have a no-trade clause for the entirety of the 2025-26 season and become an unrestricted free agent next summer. The 25-year-old is taking a massive gamble on his ability to generate a robust market in free agency in 2026, and in the process has nearly voided the Sixers' long-term control of his services entirely.

Grimes was a restricted free agent because he completed his fourth NBA season after not signing an extension last summer. The Sixers could match any offer sheet he signed with another t

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