The Philadelphia 76ers are starting to see the dust settle after the 2026 NBA trade deadline. During that span, the team converted Dominick Barlow from a two-way deal to a standard contract. That move clarified the direction of the Sixers’ now-vacant two-way spot, as they’ll reportedly bring in former first-round pick Dalen Terry. The Philly Voice’s Adam Aaronson was the first to report:
NBA fans should be at least semi-familiar with Terry’s name, as he landed in the range where the Sixers were picking in the 2022 NBA Draft. Chicago selected Terry just five picks ahead of Philadelphia, which held the No. 22 pick and later used it in the De’Anthony Melton trade. Terry spent parts of three seasons with the Bulls, appearing in just over 200 regular-season games. He averaged 3.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 11.1 minutes per game, shooting 44.4 percent from the field and 31.9 percent from three.
Terry never put it together in Chicago, as his career numbers reflect. This season marked the fourth and final year of his rookie-scale contract, and the Bulls moved him at the deadline, first sending him to the Knicks in a deal that brought back Guerschon Yabusele. New York then rerouted Terry to the New Orleans Pelicans in the José Alvarado trade, where he was eventually waived outright. Now, he’ll join the Sixers on a two-way contract.
It’s also worth noting that this season marked the best shooting stretch of Terry’s career, as he knocked down 41.3 percent of his three-point attempts across 34 games.
For those unfamiliar with Terry, he fits the mold of a classic Swiss-army-knife player. He brings a legitimate frame at 6-foot-6 with a 7-foot-1 wingspan, along with solid vision for his size and the ability to impact the game in a variety of ways offensively. The swing skills to monitor will be his shooting and his handle. In Chicago, his handle lacked the tightness needed to consistently pressure defenders off the dribble, and his shooting struggles early in his career often led defenses to ignore him off the ball entirely.
Still, Terry is just 23 years old with limited NBA reps, and this season offered some real encouragement. If that improved shooting is any indication, his offensive game may finally be rounding into form.
Terry also checks a lot of boxes as a “Nick Nurse” type of player, someone who can switch defensively and contribute in a variety of utility roles. The Sixers badly need guard help as well, with nearly 40-year-old Kyle Lowry currently logging real rotation minutes.
Terry slides into the two-way slot vacated by Barlow, leaving Philadelphia with two open standard roster spots to use either on the buyout market or via another conversion, such as Jabari Walker. For now, the Sixers add a much-needed guard and take a low-risk swing on a recent first-round draftee.
