Report: Sixers close to signing guard Kendall Marshall
Multiyear deal in the works for rehabbing player, says Yahoo Sports.
THE 76ERS are close to signing free-agent guard Kendall Marshall to a multiyear contract, Yahoo Sports reported.
The deal would fully guarantee his salary for the 2015-16 season, sources told the website.
Marshall has been rehabilitating a torn anterior cruciate ligament in Chapel Hill, N.C., the past few months and worked out in Philadelphia this week.
Marshall is expected to be able to play sometime during the first half of the season, NBA sources said.
Marshall, 24, tore his ACL on Jan. 15 with the Milwaukee Bucks and has surgery in early February. He had played productive minutes behind point guard Brandon Knight before his injury.
In 2013-14 with the Lakers, Marshall's one full NBA season, he averaged 30 minutes and was second in the NBA to the Clippers' Chris Paul in assists per game (8.8). He was drafted 13th overall by the Phoenix Suns in 2012.