2:25pm: The Sixers have officially announced their deal with Bassey, issuing a press release to confirm the signing.
11:42am: Charles Bassey has agreed to a three-year contract with the Sixers, tweets Shams Charania of The Athletic. The deal, which provides a full guarantee in the first year and a partial guarantee in the second, was confirmed by his agents, Adie von Gontard and Daveed Cohen.
The 20-year-old center out of Western Kentucky is one of the last players taken in this year’s draft to sign a contract. He was selected with the No. 53 pick, which Philadelphia acquired from the Pelicans for $2MM in a draft-night trade.
The delay in signing reportedly stemmed from Bassey’s desire to get two years of fully guaranteed money, which is unusual for a player drafted that low. A report last month indicated he may sign his non-guaranteed one-year tender rather than agreeing to a multiyear deal, but it sounds like the two sides were able to reach a compromise.
The deal will come out of Philadelphia’s mid-level exception.
Bassey was named Conference USA Player of the Year last season as a junior with the Hilltoppers after averaging 17.6 points, 11.6 rebounds and 3.1 blocks per game. He was also selected as a third-team All-American by the U.S. Basketball Writers.
Finally the end of PHI’s summer soap opera!!!
They paid the man, he looks good, might be a very good complement to Embiid!
“The end of PHI’s summer soap opera”
You forget about the other guy?
I liked the pick, and am glad they came to terms. A shame we missed seeing Bassey in Summer League but with camp opening on Monday I am interested in how he looks.
He’s a solid guy. Don’t get why other teams didn’t take him . Old school center. Got game. Sixers have Drummond. They could use Bassey in a trade.