Overview
- The 76ers announced Wednesday that they signed 13-year veteran Kentavious Caldwell‑Pope to a one-year minimum contract after he reached a buyout with the Memphis Grizzlies.
- Reporting says Caldwell‑Pope forfeited roughly $3.9 million in the buyout and will count about $2.45 million against Philadelphia’s cap on the one-year deal.
- Philadelphia traded Johni Broome to the Los Angeles Clippers last week to create the marginal space needed to fit Caldwell‑Pope’s contract under the hard-cap threshold.
- Because the team now holds 14 players on standard deals and sits roughly $1.8 million below the first-apron hard cap, it cannot add a veteran-minimum 15th standard contract until league rules allow prorated minimums later this season.
- The only expected remaining move is filling a third two-way slot; the club also has short-term flexibility through partial guarantees such as Jabari Walker’s deal if it chooses to clear further apron room.