No Quentin Grimes (contract negotiations) or Jared McCain (thumb injury), but here’s the guys who will take the practice court this weekend for the Sixers.
Media Day is here! The unofficial start to the 2025-26 season for the Philadelphia 76ers begins across the Benjamin Franklin Bridge, with practice beginning the next two days. Sixers Public Relations announced travel details for the team, in addition to the full training camp roster.
“Training camp will be held at The Penn Medicine Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex in Camden, New Jersey on Saturday, Sept. 27 and Sunday, Sept. 28. The 76ers will travel to Abu Dhabi for two contests against the New York Knicks in the NBA Abu Dhabi Games 2025, following practice on Sunday, Sept. 28.”
Philadelphia’s full training roster is below:
The most pressing news from a name on that list is Thursday’s report that Jared McCain will be missing time due to a UCL tear in his right thumb. While a typical timeline would have him returning sometime in November, it’s obviously not ideal for the second-year guard to miss training camp, the preseason, and the first month of the regular season, especially on the heels of missing much of his rookie season with a torn meniscus.
Uncertainty also exists around the Sixers’ guard depth concerning a name not on the list: Quentin Grimes. We also received reporting on Thursday that Grimes and the team are far apart on a deal for the current restricted free agent. Signs seem to be pointing toward a one-year, balloon deal as a potential compromise between the two sides. That result would obviously devalue Grimes as an asset for the Sixers as compared to having him on a long-term deal, whether they had hoped to keep him long-term or use an affordable long-term deal as a trade chip. We’ll know more by the October 1 deadline for Grimes to sign his qualifying offer, but this saga has definitely not gone as the Sixers might have hoped.
Otherwise, we’ll be interested to watch how much a slimmer Joel Embiid does on the court, as well as how rookie VJ Edgecombe looks running with the vets. A training camp holdout, an unexpected injury out of nowhere…Sixers basketball is back, baby!
Category: General Sports
