There are a few different ways that the Philadelphia 76ers could view Quentin Grimes.
They acquired Grimes during the trade deadline last year in a deal with the Dallas Mavericks.
Grimes has always been a decent player, mainly a 3-and-D type of guy, but he played better than ever during his time with the 76ers in the second half.
What's the latest on Quentin Grimes?
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From his perspective, when players play as well as he did, they typically want to be compensated for that.
In the 76ers' defense, there might not be much of a reason to pay a player who played better than they ever have. It's a challenging situation for both to figure out, but having an unresolved contract at this stage of the offseason isn’t ideal.
According to Brett Siegel of Clutch Points, however, there's more going into the equation than the 76ers just pondering if Grimes is as good as he showed in the second half of last year.
In fact, it all has to do with leverage in this situation.
“Josh Giddey and the Chicago Bulls have yet to reach a deal this offseason. The same can be said about Quentin Grimes and Cam Thomas with the Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets, respectively. All four restricted free agency situations are held up because of leverage, and in all four cases, it's the organizations that basically have full control of the players,” [he wrote](https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/should-warriors-change-jonathan-kuminga-contract).
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As he touched on, the 76ers don't have much of a reason to give him the money he's looking for.
Even if they believe that Grimes has an opportunity to be a star, it isn't like any other team in the league can give him what he's looking for.
That alone will cause some problems for Grimes, as he's already found out.