Three Potential Minimum-Contract Free-Agent Targets For The Sixers

The Philadelphia 76ers have officially run out of salary-cap room after adding Paul George, Andre Drummond, and Caleb Martin via free agency. They re-signed Kelly Oubre Jr. using the room mid-level exemption, which means that going forward, they can only give their own free agents minimum-salary contracts.

However, that does not imply that the Sixers’ free agency days are over. They will still need to fill up to four roster places even if they sign second-round pick Adem Bona to a conventional NBA contract, which is apparently what they intend to do, according to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype. They might have up to five available spots if they sign Bona to a two-way contract.

Among the remaining dream targets in free agency are Tyus Jones, Haywood Highsmith, and Gary Trent Jr., but it’s difficult to see any of them taking a minimal deal. The same is true for Markelle Fultz, however considering how his NBA career started, his return to Philadelphia in a supporting position on a team that is vying for the championship might be quite the redemption tale.