Philadelphia 76ers: Grading 2021 offseason moves

Waiving Rayjon Tucker

After Tucker had a less than stellar Summer League performance and other players who made more sense to the roster become available, the Sixers let go of Rayjon Tucker from a two-way contract spot. This was a smart move by the front office for the reasons I stated in this article previously when grading Tucker’s re-signing earlier this summer.

Grade: A

Signing Grant Riller

With Tucker gone, the 76ers turned to Grant Riller to fill in the two-way contract vacancy. Riller was an elite scorer in college and showed flashes in the G-League last season for the Charlotte Hornet on a two-way contract. He fills a need for point guard depth for the Sixers despite being a little undersized at the position.

Grade: B

Letting Al Horford Trade Exception Expire

Despite having an $8.2 million trade exception from dealing away Al Horford last offseason, the front office failed to do anything with it and it expired. They had a full season to use it and most of this offseason, but they didn’t use it. According to Tom Moore of Bucks County Courier, they didn’t use it because they didn’t find a trade they liked to use it in. Regardless of why they didn’t use it, it was a nice tool to make trades work and they failed to use it.

Grade: D

The Philadelphia 76ers didn’t have a lot of movement this offseason, and while they did have some misses, they also made some very good moves this summer. Overall grade for the offseason moves is a B-.