Average 22 points! Only 14.1 million yuan per year! Kumingga still dares to ask for a maximum salary?

On August 10, NBA reporter Brett Siegel wrote an article to disclose Grimes' contract renewal. Grimes is still a restricted free agent and wants to seek a long-term contract with an average salary of more than $20 million. The 76ers expressed their hope that Grimes would return to the team, but only gave him a full middle class of $14.1 million in one year.

Grimes was the No. 25 pick in the first round of 2021, and is the same rookie as Kumingga, Gidey and Cameron Thomas. The free market has been open for more than a month, and the four of them have not renewed their contracts yet. Grimes had to pay an average salary of 25 million at the beginning, but now it has dropped to 20 million.

Grimes was born on May 8, 2000 and is 1.93 meters tall and has a wingspan of 2.03 meters. In the 2024-25 season, he played 28 games for the 76ers, including 25 starts. He averaged 33.7 minutes per game, scored 21.9 points, 5.2 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 2.9 turnovers, and made three shooting percentages: 46.9%, 37.3%, and 75.2%.

Average 22+5+4, the data is quite good, why can’t you even get an annual salary of 20 million? Reporter Brett Siegel analyzed: 1. No team in the free market can offer such a large contract this year; 2. Most highlight games of Grimes were played when Embiid, George and Maxi were absent, occupying a large amount of ball rights.

Over the past year and a half, Grimes has changed four teams. On February 9, 2024, the Knicks sent Grimes, Fournier, Flynn and two second round picks to the Pistons, and the trade was obtained by Burks and Boyan. In the summer of 2024, the Pistons sent Grimes to the Mavericks, and the 1-for-4 trade was given to Tim Hardaway Jr. and 3 second round picks.

On February 5, 2025, the Mavericks sent Grimes and the 2025 second round pick to 76ers, and 2 for 1 trade was obtained by Caleb Martin. In the 2024-25 season, Grimes averaged 22.8 minutes per game with the Mavericks, scoring 10.2 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.3 turnovers, with three shooting percentages: 46.3%, 39.8%, and 76.5%.

Referring to Grimes' data last season, what do you think his next contract will be?