Lakers signing Quentin Grimes to $60 million contract in free agency

The Lakers have agreed to terms on a 4-year, $60 million contract with a free agent who’s also a former teammate of their superstar guard. The franchise will sign former 76ers guard Quentin Grimes, who was an unrestricted free agent after 1 ½ seasons in Philadelphia. Grimes, 26, played with Lakers star guard Luka Doncic for a brief period to start the 2024-25 season in Dallas after being traded from the Pistons to the Mavericks during the 2024 offseason. The 6-foot-4 guard out of Houston who was the No.25 pick in the 2021 draft has averaged 11.1 points, 3.2 rebounds and 2.3 assists during his NBA career. Grimes is coming off of averaging 13.4 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.3 assists in 2025-26 with the 76ers. He’s coming off a down shooting year, making a career-low 33.4% of his 3-pointers, but has been a reliable perimeter shooter for most of his career. Grimes shot 37.5% on 3s during his first four seasons in the league.

He’s shot at least 38% on catch-and-shoot 3s in four of his five seasons.Grimes is also a reliable corner 3-point shooter.

At 6-foot-4 with a 6-foot-8 wingspan, Grimes has shown he can be a strong perimeter defender, especially off of the ball, when he doesn’t have lapses.After starting his career with the Knicks before being traded to the Pistons ahead of the 2024 trade deadline, Grimes hasn’t spent more than 1 ½ seasons with a single team.The Pistons traded him to the Mavericks during the 2024 offseason.And then the Mavericks traded Grimes to the 76ers ahead of the 2025 trade deadline....