Sixers exercise Jaden Springer’s fourth-year option for 2024-25 season originally appeared on NBC Sports Philadelphia
The Sixers announced Tuesday night that they’ve exercised Jaden Springer’s fourth-year option for the 2024-25 season.
PHLY Sports’ Kyle Neubeck and Derek Bodner first reported the news.
Springer, the 28th pick in the 2021 NBA draft, has a salary this season of approximately $2.2 million. His fourth-year option is worth a shade over $4 million, according to Spotrac.
NBA teams generally pick up the large majority of rookie-scale options. Tuesday was the deadline for those decisions.
Coming off a year in which he won G League Finals MVP, the 21-year-old Springer was stellar throughout the preseason under new Sixers head coach Nick Nurse. The 6-foot-4 guard shot 7 for 8 from three-point range and had regular bright moments as a bothersome on-ball defender.
“Jaden, he’s gotten better,” Joel Embiid said on Oct. 18. “I’ve been on him since last year and really all summer, just messing with him about being a better shooter. He’s gotten so much better; you can tell he’s worked the whole summer. He took it personal and he’s done a great job throughout this whole summer and the preseason.”
Springer’s already made several highlight blocks in his third professional season.
“He tried to dunk on me and I was like, ‘Oh, man, here we go.’ I just met him at the rim. That’s all it was.” ✋
Jaden Springer was asked about his highlight-reel block on Jayson Tatum. 😮 🎥 pic.twitter.com/UQxaRG6VrD
— NBC Sports Philadelphia (@NBCSPhilly) October 10, 2023
For the pre-James Harden trade iteration of the Sixers, Springer was on the edge of the rotation. He’s played in two of the team’s three regular-season games thus far.
Springer, Embiid and Paul Reed are the only Sixers currently under contract for 2024-25.