After a promising rookie season with in Philadelphia, the 76ers rewarded forward Justin Edwards with a three-year, $7 million contract with a club option in the third year.
A value play for the organization, the contract pays Edwards a little over $2 million a year, roughly in line with the league minimum at the moment. In 26 minutes per game last season, he averaged 10.1 points, 3.4 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.0 steals while shooting 36.3 percent from deep.
Edwards went undrafted out of Kentucky, where he averaged just 8.8 points per game. There wasn’t much to be impressed about with his collegiate tape, but coming out of high school, he was a top-ranked player in the 2023 class, ahead of players like 2024 first round pick Matas Buzelis, last year’s Rookie of the Year Stephon Castle, and even the 76ers’ own Jared McCain.