The Philadelphia 76ers are signing two-way wing Ricky Council IV to a new four-year, $7.4M standard contract, adding about $846K in new money for this season, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
The Sixers have an open roster spot, so no corresponding move is necessary to promote Council.
Council went undrafted in 2023 but quickly caught on with the Sixers on a two-way deal. He’s impressed in limited time this season, averaging 5.5 points in 9.1 minutes across 31 games.
He played three collegiate seasons, two with Wichita State and his final year with Arkansas. He averaged 12.5 points across 85 college games, including averaging 16.7 points in his final season.
The athletic wing didn’t play much to begin the season, but he saw more minutes as the season progressed and he averaged 8.1 points from early February to March. Now, Council is eligible for the playoffs under his new standard contract, and at 22-years-old, he has room to develop as a cheap rotation option for the Sixers down the line.
It’s unclear what the exact details of Council’s contract are, but it’s likely to include few, if any, guarantees on his future seasons. It’s possible he showed enough to get more guaranteed money, but there is still likely to be several trigger dates and/or options in his contract language.
The Sixers now have a full 15-man roster, and just one player, Terquavion Smith, on a two-way contract. Because the deadline to sign two-way players passed long ago, the Sixers are ineligible to add any more players on two-way deals. Two-way players are ineligible for the playoffs.
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