Restricted free agent Quentin Grimes has signed a one-year, $8.7 million qualifying offer to return to the Philadelphia 76ers , agent David Bauman told ESPN on Wednesday.

Grimes, who averaged a career-high in points (14.6), rebounds (4.3), assists (3) and steals (1) last season, will now have the ability to veto all trades during the 2025-26 season and will enter unrestricted free agency next summer when at least 10 teams are slated to have legitimate salary cap space.

After Grimes' side indicated they desired a contract in the $30 million range early in free agency and then in the $20 million to $25 million range, the two sides never found traction on a new deal this offseason ahead of Wednesday's 11:59 p.m. ET deadline for the qualifying offer.

Bauman said the Sixers' first formal

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