The Philadelphia 76ers will head into a very interesting summer once the 2024-25 season comes to a close. Entering the season with championship expectations, the Sixers will fall well short of those goals as they will miss the playoffs for the first time since the 2016-17 season.

The first was rookie Jared McCain, who was averaging 15.3 points per game before undergoing season-ending meniscus surgery on his knee back in December. The Sixers found a gem with the No. 16 pick in the 2024 NBA draft.

Quentin Grimes explains how he will fit next to and play with injured Philadelphia 76ers stars Joel Embiid, Paul George, and Tyrese Maxey.

With all due respect to the 76ers, it is difficult to evaluate players at this point in the season. This team is full-blown tanking and has been the equivalent of an NBA G League team while most of its rotation players are sidelined.

You have to look hard for bright spots in this Philadelphia 76ers season, but Quentin Grimes is one of them. Since being traded to Philadelphia from Dallas as part of the Caleb Martin deal, Grimes has averaged 21.8 points a game while shooting 39.2% from 3, plus adding 5 rebounds and 4 assists a night.

Quentin Grimes and the Philadelphia 76ers react to being eliminated from the playoffs after a loss to the Miami Heat on Saturday.

Grimes, the former No. 25 overall pick by the Knicks in 2021, has quickly become one of the NBA’s most prolific scorers, and no one saw it coming.

Grimes' answer makes perfect sense, especially when one remembers that he played for head coach Kelvin Sampson on the always gritty Houston Cougars. The program's emphasis on defensive tenacity prepared him for Thibodeau, and in turn, the Knicks HC has made it easier for Grimes to transition to other NBA squads.

The Sixers have an injury report for tonight's game vs. Toronto. Tyrese Maxey (finger sprain), Kelly Oubre Jr. (knee), Kyle Lowry (hip), Andre Drummond (toe) OUT. For the second time this week, Quentin Grimes is OUT, resting on a B2B. Guerschon Yabusele (knee) is QUESTIONABLE.