Former Kia Sixth Man of the Year Montrezl Harrell has agreed to a two-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, according to a report from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The team officially announced the deal on Sept. 13.
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— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) September 13, 2022
ESPN Sources: Free agent C Montrezl Harrell is signing two-year deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, including a player option. Harrell brings more toughness to a team searching for it this offseason. He was Sixth Man of the Year with Doc Rivers/Sam Cassell in 2019-2020 w/ Clippers.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) September 6, 2022
The reported deal is worth $5.2 million over two years with a player option for the second season.
The 28-year-old center averaged 13.1 points and 6.1 rebounds over 71 games with the Wizards and Hornets last season.
Harrell played under Sixers coach Doc Rivers with the LA Clippers for three seasons from 2017-20. He collected Sixth Man of the Year honors for the 2019-20 season with career-high averages of 18.6 ppg and 7.1 rpg.
The Sixers were eliminated in the Eastern Conference semifinals by the Miami Heat after finishing as the No. 4 seed in the regular season with a 51-31 record.