With the Sixers’ key deadline acquisition set to hit restricted free agency this summer, the front office will have to decide how much of his production can translate to a contending team.

Quentin Grimes scoring 30 points in a game was news in itself. The Sixers' newcomer had only done so twice in three-plus years as an NBA player when he arrived in Philadelphia, but there he was on Feb.

The 76ers will tell you that their moves at the NBA trade deadline and beyond were about getting younger and more athletic. But they also were about getting up-close looks at potential role players for the future.

Fortunately for the team, Quentin Grimes has emerged as a rare glimmer of light in an otherwise overcast season. Grimes, 24, has hit the ground running for Nick Nurse's team since

The veteran starter Quentin Grimes has been downgraded to out after initially showing up on the injury report as questionable on Friday morning. According to the official NBA injury report, Grimes is dealing with an illness.