Guard Quentin Grimes, a restricted free agent, has returned to the Philadelphia 76ers by signing a one-year, $8.7 million qualifying offer, his agent David Bauman told ESPN on Wednesday. Grimes, 25, was traded to Philadelphia from the Dallas Mavericks in February, leading a banged-up 76ers squad with 23.0 points per game after the All-Star break. Bauman told ESPN that the 76ers waited nearly three months into free agency to make their first formal proposal on Sept. 24 with a four-year, $39 million offer. Another offer was for one-year and $8.8 million — a $100,000 increase from his qualifying offer that would waive an inherent no-trade clause. The 76ers have rookie guard VJ Edgecombe, the third overall pick of the 2025 draft out of Baylor and now have Grimes, per Wednesday’s report.