Lakers signing Quentin Grimes to four-year, $60M contract

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Lakers signing Quentin Grimes to four-year, $60M contract

Originally posted on Hoops Wire | By Sam Amico | Last updated Jul 1, 2026 12:48 PM ET

The Lakers continue building around Luka Doncic.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, Los Angeles has agreed to a four-year, $60 million contract with free-agent guard Quentin Grimes. The deal reportedly includes a player option for the fourth season.

Grimes, 26, has developed into one of the NBA’s more dependable two-way guards over five seasons with the Knicks, Pistons, Mavericks and Sixers.

Known for his perimeter defense and outside shooting, Grimes owns a career 36.6 percent mark from three-point range. But he also showed he can take on a much larger offensive role during his time in Philadelphia, averaging 21.9 points and 4.5 assists over a 28-game stretch late in the 2024-25 season.

Last season, he averaged a career-best 3.3 assists while continuing to establish himself as a reliable rotation player on both ends of the floor.

The signing is another major move in what has become a busy offseason for Los Angeles.

The Lakers have also agreed to acquire center Walker Kessler in a sign-and-trade with the Jazz and reached a four-year agreement with free-agent forward Sandro Mamukelashvili as they continue reshaping the roster following LeBron James‘ departure.

Grimes is expected to provide defense, shooting and secondary playmaking alongside Doncic and Austin Reaves as the Lakers begin a new era.

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