The Sixers on Monday signed four players to contracts to participate at training camp.
Oh look, basketball is actually right around the corner.
With training camp set to kick off this week, the Sixers have announced four signings ahead of it: Emoni Bates, Kennedy Chandler, Malcolm Hill and Jaylen Martin. Multiple reports have said that these are Exhibit 10 deals, as expected.
So these will be the guys getting a crack at things on the end of the bench in preseason. It will be interesting to see if any show flashes. It’s more likely they’ll all be part of the Delaware Blue Coats for the 2025-26 season. Bates was one of the most highly touted high school recruits ever before his stock quickly dropped in college. He spent his freshman season at Memphis before transferring to Eastern Michigan. He also had off-court issues, accepting a plea deal after being arrested on gun charges.
A 6-foot-10 forward, Bates was a late second-round pick by the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2023. He’s played just 25 games in the NBA since, averaging 3.1 points on 32%/33%/25% shooting splits. In his two seasons in the G-League, he’s averaged 19.8 points, 5.6 rebounds and two assists.
Their other signing with the most recent experience is Martin. He’s a 6-foot-6 guard who was an undrafted rookie last season who got a cup of coffee with both the Atlanta Hawks and the Brooklyn Nets. He averaged 4.9 points and 2.8 rebounds shooting 41% from the field and 30% from three in the 16 games he suited up for last season.
Chandler was an early second-round pick of the Spurs in 2022, but has spent the last three seasons in the G-League. A 6-foot guard, he’s averaged 13.7 points, 3.1 rebounds and five assists in that time. He got 36 games of experience for the Memphis Grizzlies in 2022-23, averaging just seven minutes a night. In that time he averaged two points a game and shot 42% from the field and 13% from three-point range.
Finally is the signing of Hill, who’s spent the last couple years getting bounced around by the New Orleans Pelicans’ G-League affiliate the Birmingham Squadron. A 6-foot-6 wing, his last season there was in 2023-24, averaging 22 points and 6.2 rebounds. He’s played 24 total NBA games, his last coming in 2023 for the Bulls.
However many regular Sixers take the court for preseason is yet to be seen, but these guys will be out there with them, and it will be here in no time.
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