Overview
- On Tuesday the Thunder agreed to sign Dalen Terry to a reported two-year deal, with ESPN’s Shams Charania first reporting the move.
- The club reversed an earlier plan to sign Ochai Agbaji and instead used the final standard spot after assessing the severity of Chet Holmgren’s knee injury.
- Terry, a 24-year-old 2022 first-round pick who had been with Golden State’s camp and Santa Cruz G League team, is viewed as a defensive, multi-positional wing rather than a primary scorer.
- The signing follows a cluster of serious injuries — Holmgren’s patellar tendon tear and the surgeries for Jalen Williams and Cason Wallace — that have left the Thunder shorthanded and forced rotation changes.
- By filling the 15th spot Oklahoma City avoids under-15 roster limits, keeps two-way options available, and gains a low-cost NBA-ready body who will compete for immediate minutes while the team evaluates longer-term recovery timelines.