PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Andre Drummond returns to Philadelphia. The veteran center plans to sign a two-year deal worth more than $10 million with the 76ers, The Athletic’s Shams Charania reported Sunday.
Drummond played the past two seasons with the Chicago Bulls after a short stint in Philadelphia during the 2021-2022 seasonwhere he played 49 games for the Sixers. That season, Drummond was traded before the NBA trade deadline as part of a package that sent Ben Simmons to the Brooklyn Nets in a trade that helped the Sixers land James Harden.
Last season with the Bulls, Drummond played in 79 games, including 10 starts, and averaged 8.4 points and 9.0 rebounds.
Just before the news broke, Drummond posted on X, formerly known as Twitter, that he was “in the mood for a Philly cheesesteak.”
Drummond will provide some much-needed depth at center behind Joel Embiid, as the Sixers could part ways with Paul Reed this offseason as his contract was not fully guaranteed after Philadelphia lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the playoffs .
The Sixers also added depth to their frontcourt Last week’s NBA draft by selecting UCLA center Adem Bona.
Drummond’s deal with the Sixers cannot become official until Saturday, July 6 at 12:01 PM ET, but NBA teams were allowed to begin negotiating with incoming free agents starting Sunday at 6 PM.
The The Sixers are expected to be aggressive in free agency with plenty of resources to utilize and maximum cap space to spend on talent to surround Embiid and Tyrese Maxey.
