Veteran forward Haywood Highsmith, who appeared in five games with the Sixers during the 2018/19 season, will reportedly be returning to the team this fall.
Highsmith signed last month with Vanoli Cremona, but the Italian club announced today in a press release that the 24-year-old has exercised the opt-out clause in his contract. According to Vanoli Cremona, Highsmith will be signing an Exhibit 10 deal with Philadelphia.
Highsmith, who went undrafted out of Wheeling in 2018, spent most of the first two seasons of his professional carer playing for the Delaware Blue Coats, the 76ers’ G League affiliate. In 89 NBAGL games (29.5 MPG), he averaged 11.3 PPG, 6.8 RPG, and 2.6 APG on .423/.338/.679 shooting. He spent the 2020/21 season with the Crailsheim Merlins in Germany.
Since the Sixers project to have a full regular season roster, Highsmith looks like a long shot to make the 15-man squad. A return to Delaware may be in the cards for the forward, who would be eligible to earn a bonus of up to $50K if he spends at least 60 days with the Blue Coats.
Good player!
His name always reminds me of The White Shadow tv show.
Kind of weird to refer to a 24 year old guy that played in 5 career games 3 years ago as a “veteran” forward.
The link has him at 6’7″
Hmm, yeah, some sites list him at 6’4″ and others at 6’7″, which is a weirdly large gap. Think I’ll just take his height out of the post, since I can’t confirm which is more accurate.
Didn’t many players shrink recently now that they’re being more accurate?