Sixers big man Montrezl Harrell had successful surgery on his right knee, tweets Tim Bontemps of ESPN. Harrell suffered a torn ACL and a medial meniscus tear earlier this summer.
Philadelphia has opted to keep Harrell on its roster even though the minimum-salary contract he signed in July only covers one year. The team has a surplus of centers with Mohamed Bamba, Paul Reed and Filip Petrusev all capable of backing up Joel Embiid.
Because he was a free agent this summer, Harrell won’t become eligible to be traded until December 15. He gave up his right to veto a trade when he re-signed with the Sixers.
Harrell, 29, originally came to Philadelphia as a free agent last summer, signing a two-year deal with a player option. He re-signed in mid-July after turning down the option and testing the free agent market.
Harrell appeared in 57 games during his first season with the Sixers, averaging 5.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 11.9 minutes per night. An offseason coaching change and the presence of so many other big men on the roster left him with an uncertain role for the upcoming season even before the knee injury.
It often takes players a year or more to recover from an ACL tear, so it’s possible that Harrell will miss the entire season before becoming a free agent again next summer.
Just waive him at this point, he gets his $ and they get a much needed roster spot.
Don’t take financial advice from this guy. Waiving and then signing someone else cost them 5M in additional luxury tax. Or they can trade him and sign someone else at the vet min and have no increase in their tax bill or use him as salary to trade for a player.
It’s not about finances, it’s about they have 5 centers on the roster and need more depth on the wing and backcourt. Why is everyone on this site so nasty and wanting to insult everyone?
They do it to me all day. Only about eight people on this site truly know basketball
Before this SBA I mean silvers NBA, you couldn’t trade a injured player. The 76s shouldn’t of signed him in the first place