The Philadelphia 76ers are making a midseason move to reshape the back end of their roster, signing MarJon Beauchamp to a two-way contract and waiving rookie guard Hunter Sallis to make space.
Beauchamp, 25, brings a bit more seasoning to the table. A former first-round pick by the Milwaukee Bucks in 2022, he's logged 135 NBA games across stints with the Bucks, Clippers, and Knicks.
While his role has fluctuated, he's shown flashes of two-way potential-long, athletic, and capable of defending multiple positions. That kind of versatility is exactly what teams look for in a two-way player.
This isn’t Beauchamp’s first brush with the Sixers organization this season. He signed an Exhibit 10 deal with Philly ahead of training camp and has been playing with their G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.
Down there, he’s made a case for himself with solid offensive production and defensive effort. It’s the kind of performance that forces a front office to take notice-especially when the player he's competing with for a spot isn’t quite making the same impact.
That brings us to Sallis. The 22-year-old rookie was picked up by the Sixers as an undrafted free agent just hours after the 2025 NBA Draft wrapped.
He saw action in seven games, but his minutes were sparse and mostly came in garbage time. His final moment in a Sixers uniform came in Tuesday night’s loss to the Brooklyn Nets, where he played the last 36.4 seconds.
Before reporters entered the locker room postgame, Sallis was already dressed and headed out-an early sign of the roster move to come.
The decision to pivot from Sallis to Beauchamp is a classic example of a team looking for more immediate impact from its two-way slots. Sallis may have long-term upside, but Beauchamp offers a more NBA-ready frame and a track record of competing at the highest level-even if only in limited stretches.
As for Beauchamp’s availability, the timing of the signing will determine exactly how many games he can suit up for under the league’s two-way contract rules. Assuming he inks the deal in the next couple of days, he should be eligible to appear in roughly 30 games for the Sixers this season.
It’s a low-risk, potentially high-reward move for Philadelphia. Beauchamp isn’t being asked to carry the load, but he could give the Sixers some valuable spot minutes on the wing-and in a league where depth can make or break a playoff push, that matters.