Lonnie Walker IV agrees to a 2-year, $3 million deal with the 76ers

Drew Smith
February 18, 2025
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Lonnie Walker IV – The Sixers are spiraling, and Daryl Morey is scrambling. At 20-34, Philly’s season has gone from “hold the fort until Embiid gets back” to “wow, this got ugly fast.”

With the team in desperate need of scoring punch and wing depth, Morey is rolling the dice on Reading, PA native Lonnie Walker IV, signing him to a two-year, $3 million deal.

Lonnie Walker IV has agreed to a two-year, $3 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers

Lonnie Walker IV has agreed to a two-year, $3 million deal with the Philadelphia 76ers, his agent George S. Langberg of GSL Sports Group told ESPN. Walker has played for Zalgiris Kaunas in the Euroleague and had an NBA-out in his deal. He now enters his 7th NBA season. pic.twitter.com/NQW8xQa1mS
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) February 18, 2025

It’s a move. It’s not a needle-moving move, but it’s something…I guess.

I actually wanted this to happen months ago when there was still a glimmer of hope for the 76ers this season, so shoutout to me for being all over it when it would have actually mattered.

Lonnie Walker IV drawing interest from the Sixers? Yes, Please

What Lonnie Walker IV Brings to Philly

Walker last played in the NBA in the 2023-24 season with the Brooklyn Nets, averaging 9.7 points and 2.2 rebounds while shooting a respectable 38.4% from three on 4.7 attempts per game.

Before that, he had some big moments for the Lakers in the playoffs, proving he can heat up off the bench when given a chance.

The Sixers are getting a 6’4” wing who can create his own shot, attack the rim, and knock down threes. That’s a skill set they desperately need, considering their recent rotations have featured far too much Ricky Council IV and a bunch of dudes who should be on two-way contracts.

But let’s be real—is Lonnie Walker IV suddenly fixing this mess?

Obviously not…lol

A Band-Aid for a Bullet Wound

If Joel Embiid isn’t playing, none of this matters. The Sixers have looked like a lottery team without him, and while Walker might give them a nice scoring spark, he’s not stopping the bleeding and he’s definitely not erasing a horrible Paul George contract that seemingly has doomed the 76ers for the next few years, if not more.

The hope here is that Walker can stick in the rotation long-term, even when the team gets healthy. If he plays like he did in Brooklyn, he could earn minutes as a bench scorer who can actually put pressure on a defense. If not? He’ll be another name we all forget in six months.

At the very least, it’s a low-risk signing for a team that just needs NBA-caliber players on the floor. But unless Morey has a bigger move up his sleeve this summer, this feels like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.