Philadelphia 76ers president of basketball operations Daryl Morey was eager to bring Quentin Grimes back for the 2025-26 campaign. Morey made that much clear during Media Day, as nothing was set in stone days before training camp. Still, the 76ers GM remained optimistic.

Now, Grimes appears to be headed toward an $8.7 million qualifying offer with the 76ers for the upcoming season, as The Stein Line's Jake Fischer reported.

“Short of agreeing to a one-year “balloon” payment, Grimes appears headed towards accepting that $8.7 million QO,” Fischer reported. “The two sides remain far apart, and a Philadelphia source with knowledge of talks strongly refuted the 4-year, $39 million offer Bauman has explained on the record.”

This comes after Fischer's initial report of Grimes not being on

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