Combo guard Shake Milton will likely not re-sign with the Philadelphia 76ers this offseason, according to NBA insider Kyle Neubeck of PhillyVoice.
Milton becomes an unrestricted free agent on June 30. He signed a three-year, $4.9 million contract with the Sixers in July 2019.
“Philadelphia has a free-agent quartet outside of James Harden to manage this offseason: Paul Reed, Jalen McDaniels, Georges Niang, and Shake Milton,” Neubeck wrote. “Milton is the least likely of those players to return next season, sources say, as the veteran guard looks for a potential opportunity for more minutes (this could change if Harden were to walk in free agency).”
Milton averaged 8.4 points, 2.5 rebounds and 3.2 assists this past season for the Sixers while shooting 47.9% from the field, 37.8% from beyond the arc and 85.3% from the free-throw line in 76 games. The SMU product has spent his entire NBA career with Philadelphia.
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The 26-year-old Milton has career averages of 9.3 points, 2.4 boards and 2.7 assists. He is represented by Andrew Morrison of CAA Sports. It will be interesting to see where Milton is playing next season should he not return to the Sixers.
The Sixers lost to the Boston Celtics in the 2023 Eastern Conference Semifinals in seven games despite having a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven series. Doc Rivers was fired as head coach and replaced by former Toronto Raptors coach Nick Nurse, who won the 2019 title over the Golden State Warriors in six games.
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10-time All-Star James Harden becomes an unrestricted free agent on June 30 once he declines his 2023-24 player option. The Sixers want to re-sign the former MVP, who put up 21.0 points, 6.1 rebounds and 10.7 assists per game this past season. Harden led the NBA in assists per game for the second time in his legendary career.
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