Golden State is seeking healthy bodies on the perimeter. The Warriors have placed Dalen Terry on their radar and are considering offering him a training camp invitation, according to Jake Fischer on a Bleacher Report broadcast. The 24-year-old wing has been a free agent since late July.
It's not a headline move, but one of necessity. The California franchise faces the 2026-27 season with virtually the same roster as last year, when they missed the playoffs, and with only the notable addition of rookie Yaxel Lendeborg. The offseason proved complicated when they failed to land LeBron James, and since then they've limited themselves to re-signing their own: Draymond Green, Kristaps Porzingis, Al Horford, De'Anthony Melton, and Gary Payton II.
The Damage of Butler's Injury
The urgency at the small forward position has a name. Jimmy Butler tore his anterior cruciate ligament on January 19 against Miami at the Chase Center, and Moses Moody's ongoing physical issues have left the perimeter without reliable depth.
Terry fits that gap more by profile than by performance. At 6'7", he brings size, defensive versatility, and ball-handling ability, and his advanced defensive rating ranked in the 75th percentile of the league last year. His problem, and it's not insignificant, is his outside shot.
A Season of Constant Movement
Terry's 2025-26 season was a tour through half the NBA calendar. He started in Chicago, which traded him to the Knicks in February in exchange for Guerschon Yabusele; New York sent him the same day to New Orleans as part of the Jose Alvarado deal, and the Pelicans released him the next day. Philadelphia then signed him to a two-way contract that it converted to a standard deal in April.
The Sixers exercised their team option in June but released him on July 25. The decision had little to do with basketball: his $2.6 million salary was not guaranteed, making him the easiest piece to eliminate for a franchise with the hard cap squeezed by the arrivals of LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.
Between Chicago and Philadelphia, he appeared in 48 games with 4.4 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.4 assists, shooting 43.9% from the field. He also left a statement in the playoffs: nine points, three assists, and three steals in twelve minutes against the Knicks.