An incomprehensible operation! 76ers suddenly cut off the wing star holding a non-guaranteed basic salary contract?

The Philadelphia 76ers officially announced on social media that the team has cut off wing player Ricky Council IV.

Consill was born in August 2001 and is 23 years old, 198cm tall and weighs 94kg. He is the undraft in the 2023 NBA Draft. In the NBA regular season last season, Consill played a total of 73 games, averaging 17.1 minutes per game, averaging 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.3 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.7 turnovers and 0.9 fouls. His shooting percentage was 38.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 25.8%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 80.4%. In the NBA Development League last season, Consill played 2 times for the Delaware Blueshirts, a subordinate team of 76ers, with averaging 37.6 minutes per game, averaging 34.5 points, 7 rebounds, 2 assists, 1.5 steals and 0.5 blocks, 2 turnovers and 2.5 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 47.8%, a three-point shooting percentage of 38.9%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 84.6%.

Consill's performance last season was not ideal. His scoring ability was not displayed at all. His offensive efficiency was a mess. His performance in other aspects was also very mediocre. He did not show enough competitiveness. However, Consill's performance in the NBA Development League is remarkable, and his advantages in physical talent and athletic ability are obvious to all. He is also a young player and he has considerable potential to explore. Consill is a player with very distinct advantages and disadvantages. Perhaps using Consill is a reasonable way to bring a lot of support to the team.

Consill signed a four-year partial guarantee contract with the 76ers in April 2024, of which the salary for the 2025-26 season was US$2.22 million, but it is non-guaranteed, while the contract for the 2026-27 season is the team option. According to PHLY Sports reporter Kyle Neubeck, the 76ers chose to cut Consill at this moment, which was completely unexpected. The deadline for Consill’s contract to be converted into a guarantee contract is January 10, 2026, which is almost half a year away. Considering the nature of this contract, the 76ers can wait until the start of the season to decide whether Consill should stay in the team based on his performance.

Not only that, Neubeck also said that there are no problems with the quota of 76ers. Even if they finally signed back to Quentin Grimes, who is currently in free agency in trial training, there are only 14 players in their roster holding standard contracts, and they still have one space. Therefore, we don’t know what happened. At the current stage, the 76ers urgently cut off the young player Consill, who is holding a basic salary non-guarantee contract. What is the purpose of? What exactly happened?