Sixers big man Montrezl Harrell will turn down his minimum-salary player option for the 2023/24 season and become an unrestricted free agent, league sources tell Chris Haynes of Bleacher Report and TNT (Twitter link).
Harrell signed with Philadelphia last September on a two-year, minimum-salary contract that gave him the ability to opt out after the first season. The 29-year-old appeared in 57 games in 2022/23, averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per night.
Prior to this season, Harrell had posted career averages of 12.9 PPG and 5.3 RPG in 21.5 MPG across 458 games, earning Sixth Man of the Year honors in 2020. His numbers this past season were his lowest since his rookie year (2015/16).
While Harrell’s modest production in Philadelphia won’t exactly line him up for a big payday this summer, his decision to opt out suggests he’s confident he’ll at least get another minimum-salary offer from an NBA team.
Assuming he gets a guaranteed minimum deal, the former Louisville standout will come out ahead, since his player option was worth $2,760,026 and his projected minimum salary on a new contract next season is $2,848,506.
As our tracker shows, Harrell is one of three Sixers with a player option for 2023/24. Danuel House exercised his $4.3MM option, while James Harden is expected to decline his $35.6MM option
They lucked out with this one
Sixers got lucky!
Well, it is Ll in tbe attitude
Wish the Bulls could sign Harrell. The Bulls need help off the bench and in the interior.
Sixers gladly would have swapped Drummond for Harrell last year.
On the internet, says that Drummond will take his player option. It appears that the Bulls are going to go with the same team as last season. Would be good if the Bulls could back up Vucevic with Drummond and Harrell. As long as I have been watching, always appears that Harrell is strong and athletic, hustles and gets physical with the opponents.
Teams who need a bench big could give him a look. He’s not an awful defender despite being undersized.
Yes he is lol. I’m surprised he plays center at 6’7 but he gets buckets
76era did a Matrix-type of dodge there
Now bring over Petrusev!
I forget about him
Sixers should honestly see what’s up with Boogie Cousins. The man that they should have drafted in 2010.
Sixers will not have a ton of options for free agency, a min deal for Boogie would be money well spent. They have Paul Reed as an RFA, but he may be too costly to keep. Their other options are going to be all non-bird rights guys… Thomas Bryant or Cody Zeller could be two other potential vet min options to back-up Embiid. Slim pickings.
Denver is on line 1.
Go ahead
No cause for celebration, cap or tax wise anyway. Doesn’t really save PHI much, and its one less expiring deal they might use in a trade.
Smooth luck for Philly here.