The Philadelphia 76ers will look to move on following a disastrous 2024-25 season. They were expected to contend for a championship, but injuries marred any chance they had at having any type of success.
As the Sixers prepare to head into the offseason, things will develop over time. Especially, in terms of free agency. They have three players who have player options for the 2025-26 season so they will need to wait and see what their decisions will be for their future.
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Kelly Oubre Jr., Andre Drummond, and Eric Gordon are the three who have player options for 2025-26. Per Marc Stein via his substack, the Sixers expect those three to return:
It does appear that the Sixers can go ahead and plan on veterans Kelly Oubre Jr., Andre Drummond and Eric Gordon all returning next season.
League sources say all three exercising their player options to return is Philadelphia’s expectation.
With the reported expectation that all three players will opt into their options, it does leave salary cap implications for the Sixers which can be explained here. Gordon, who had his season cut short due to right wrist surgery is somebody who can provide floor spacing for Philadelphia while Oubre and Drummond are reliable players for coach Nick Nurse to turn to in the rotation.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Report: Sixers expect 3 players to exercise 2025-26 player options