4:35 pm: The Sixers have waived Bagley, per Tony Jones of The Athletic (Twitter link). Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer notes (via Twitter) that Bagley is expected to join the Sixers’ G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.
As noted below, this move will allow Bagley to earn a bonus of up to $85,300 if he stays with the Blue Coats for at least 60 days.
11:56 am: The Sixers have signed forward Marcus Bagley to a training camp contract, tweets Paul Garcia of The Spot Up Shot.
Bagley, the younger brother of former No. 2 overall pick Marvin Bagley III, has been a fixture within the Sixers’ organization since going undrafted out of Arizona State in 2023. He has appeared in a total of 54 games for the Delaware Blue Coats, Philadelphia’s G League affiliate, over the past two seasons and was called up to the NBA near the end of the 2024/25 season on a pair of 10-day deals.
Bagley averaged 9.3 points and 7.1 rebounds in 26.2 minutes per game over the course of 34 G League outings last season, posting a shooting line of .423/.303/.725. In 10 appearances for the 76ers in March and April, he put up 6.7 points and 7.0 rebounds in 25.3 minutes per night, though he shot just 39.1% from the floor and 15.6% on three-pointers.
While we don’t the exact terms of his deal, Bagley almost certainly signed an Exhibit 10 contract, which will make him eligible for a bonus worth up to $85,300 if he’s waived by Philadelphia and then spends at least 60 days this season with the Blue Coats.
The Sixers now once again have a full 21-man roster, though the team continues to shuffle players with non-guaranteed contracts on and off the squad and will need to create an opening for Quentin Grimes once his restricted free agency is resolved.