The Oklahoma City Thunder have finally settled on a name for their last standard roster spot, reportedly agreeing to a two-year deal with Dalen Terry, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania.
It has been a winding path to get here. Oklahoma City had already signed Ochai Agbaji to a standard roster spot deal last Friday, only to back out of that move on Saturday after the team had to adjust to the news that Chet Holmgren will miss more than two months with a torn patellar tendon. With the roster situation changing fast, the Thunder needed to make a new call, and they’ve now landed on Terry.
Terry has spent the last four seasons in the NBA after being selected No. 18 in the 2022 draft. He opened his career with the Chicago Bulls, where he spent his first three-plus seasons, before finishing last year with the Philadelphia 76ers. In his career, the 24-year-old has averaged 3.5 points on 44.3% shooting, along with 1.7 rebounds and 1.2 assists.
The Thunder’s roster crunch has only gotten more urgent after losing Holmgren, Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace for the foreseeable future, with Williams and Wallace possibly out for the entire 2026-27 season. Leaving the 15th spot open was no longer realistic.
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander helped steady things with a needed win over the Cleveland Cavaliers on Monday, but Oklahoma City still has to patch together enough NBA-ready depth. Terry is now the latest attempt to do that.
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