Mike Gansey isn’t done yet.
The Sixers have agreed to terms with free-agent Anferenee Simons, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The deal is for two years and $12.3 million.
If Simons has any type of
success in Philadelphia, he’ll likely turn down that player option and elect free agency.
One of the Sixers’ greatest weaknesses last season was their bench. They lacked scoring punch as Quentin Grimes struggled for much of the second half of the season and postseason. Simons, 27, is a terrific scorer and shooter. Splitting last season between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls, Simons averaged 14.3 points in 24.9 minutes per game. He hit 38.5% of this three on an extremely healthy volume, taking nearly 10 threes per 36 minutes.
This is a developing story …
