James Ennis Returns to Sixers on Two-Year Deal
The Philadelphia 76ers solidified their frontcourt in free agency. They signed Al Horford, Mike Scott, and Kyle O’Quinn, all of whom will be good to have behind Joel Embiid. The bench is still short on the shooting end, though.
They seemed to have solved some of that with a move to bring back one of their trade deadline acquisitions from last season. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, the Sixers have signed James Ennis III to a two-year deal.
Free agent James Ennis has agreed to a two-year, $4.1M deal to return to Philadelphia, with second-year player option, league sources tell @TheAthleticNBA @Stadium. Ennis turned down more salary from multiple teams to return to a championship contender.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 2, 2019
Ennis told the media in his exit interview that he was interested in returning and spoke to HoopsRumors.com about that briefly in June. Ennis’ agent also told NBC Sports Philadelphia that in his short stint with the team, he developed strong relationships with franchise cornerstones Ben Simmons and Joel Embiid.
The Sixers were not unable to add many shooters in free agency to this point. It made an Ennis return make a lot more sense. Philadelphia acquired Ennis from the Houston Rockets in February for a 2021 second-round pick. Elton Brand has done a nice job rounding out some depth spots on the roster. Ennis, Mike Scott, and Kyle O’Quinn will make $8.8 million combined.
In Ennis, the Sixers get a 3-and-D player that is familiar with the system from last season. He averaged 6.7 points between the Rockets and Sixers, shooting 46.9 percent from the floor and 35.3 percent from beyond the arc. Ennis struggled from beyond, but still was an integral part of the bench during the playoffs.
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