Quentin Grimes has been traded three times since February 2024, but he’s not letting that impact his play, as Jared Weiss of The Athletic details. As we wrote on Thursday, Grimes is looking like a keeper for the Sixers, having averaged 16.8 points per game in his first 12 appearances with the team.
“It’s tough. As soon as you get comfortable, you get traded,” Grimes said. “But you gotta keep a level head. You got to go out there and produce.”
While Grimes had productive moments in New York and Dallas, he’s getting a chance to have the ball in his hands far more than before, initiating offense as opposed to simply spotting up.
“He’s been able to still kind of find his way, even with the extra pressure, extra bodies,” head coach Nick Nurse said. “He’s doing a good job of just getting into his shots and getting to places that he wants to go and getting the shots off. Obviously, he’s on a bit of a hot streak.”
According to Weiss, Grimes was shocked to be traded from Dallas this season. He had been productive there, averaging 10.2 points while shooting 39.8% from three in 47 games (12 starts).
“It’s crazy what’s going on, so it’s a blessing in disguise that I got moved,” Grimes said. “But I feel for them for sure. We had a tight-knit group over there this season. We had a good chance of winning it all. But that’s the NBA and dudes get moved all the time.”
We have more from the Atlantic Division:
- The Celtics blew out the Sixers on Thursday, winning by nearly 20 points despite being down five rotation players. None of Jrue Holiday, Al Horford, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis or Sam Hauser were able to suit up, allowing for Boston’s bench players to step up. According to MassLive’s Brian Robb, Baylor Scheierman, Torrey Craig and Jordan Walsh were among the standouts. Scheierman scored a career-high 15 points, Craig accounted for 12 and Walsh had several good moments. Neemias Queta and two-way player Drew Peterson also both started for Boston. Queta recorded eight points, nine rebounds and four assists.
- Nets guard Cam Thomas is looking to finish the season strong after injuries disrupted a promising year, Brian Lewis of the New York Post writes. Thomas will hit restricted free agency after the season. “I mean, that’s just the name of it. I just want to finish strong just to finish strong,” Thomas said. “I’m not really worried about [my] contract year or anything. I mean, I think all of that will take care of itself.”
- In his last six games, Nets forward Tyrese Martin is averaging 12.0 points per contest, including a 23-point outburst against Detroit on March 1 and a 17-point outing in a close loss to Golden State on Thursday. As the New York Post’s Bridget Reilly writes, Martin is becoming an indispensable bench piece for Brooklyn. “Yeah, consistency. He’s a true pro. I play him off the ball, he plays well. I play him at point guard, he does his best and he’s getting better, like [Thursday],” coach Jordi Fernández said. “Defensively, he’s on point. He knows coverages, he knows everything. He shows up and works every day with a good attitude and he’s a great teammate. That’s what we want from everybody, but it’s not that easy to do it. He’s doing it consistently and that’s why he deserves all these good things that are coming to him, that he’s doing, that are coming his way.” Martin was recently converted from a two-way contract to a standard deal and has a team option for next season.
“It’s tough. As soon as you get comfortable, you get traded,” Grimes said.
I would like to modify the above sentence.
“It’s tough. As long as you want market price contracts from tax saving teams, you get traded,” Silivan said.
Trust the process lol
In 2020
76ers are the #1 seed in East
Knicks won 21 games
In 2025 (projected)
76ers 26 wins
Knicks 52 wins
Why did Knicks improve so much?
In 2022 (free agent)
Knicks Signed 25 years old Jalen Brunson on a four-year, $104 million contract.
In 2024 (free agent)
76ers Signed 34 years old Paul George on a four-year, $212 million contract.
Knicks signed free agent DiVincenzo, and trade him and Randle for Towns
76ers signed free agent Martin and trade him for Quentin Grimes
I hated when the NYK traded Grimes. He fit perfectly, and played well enough for them to earn a starting spot a few months into his 2nd year (which is an accomplishment for a player drafted at the end of the first round). He fell out of the starting lineup in Year 3, but giving him away for nothing (really), when he’s paid nothing, was confusing. Likewise, I was suprised that DET and DAL gave up on him so quickly. So many positives to his game, and he’s a 2 way player with grit, and the kind of skills teams are always saying they’re looking for. Maybe there are some negatives below the radar. Interested to see what he gets as a RFA.
Really happy for him. Unfortunately he didn’t handle Donte on team well. Love to sign him next yr as a sixth man. If possible
Good to see players like Nets Martin. Getting opportunities and doing well. Players don’t develop at age 20-22. They have upside when talented. Development happens when you consistently can play. And make an impact on your team. And on winning the game. Keep it up ….
Sixers are just a mess. Its really disappointing. When your best player. Can’t stay healthy. Worse when he doesn’t care enough to handle it. When he should be doing it. Embiid had no business going to Olympics. That was a selfish move. And the team should have known about his troublesome knee. After end of last season. He should always be monitored for injuries. And the way he takes care of them. ALWAYS….. why would you invest so much in them. If you don’t have a clue. This happens way too much in spprts. Especially the NBA. Where one player. Can throw the franchise into total disarray. Sixers are a freakin mess. Look at Dallas with AD. Something that is not major. But handled better. Maybe Kyrie is still playing. Amazing to me how such successful business people. Can’t freaking run a team roster of 15 guys.