Oklahoma City Thunder Sign Dalen Terry To Contract

SANTA CRUZ, CA – Oklahoma City Thunder have signed Dalen Terry to a contract, it was announced on Tuesday. Terry is the Santa Cruz Warriors’ 53^rd call-up in franchise history.

Terry, who earned a 2026 training camp invite from the Golden State Warriors and was on Santa Cruz’s training camp roster, was drafted 18^thoverall in the 2022 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls. He spent four seasons in Chicago, playing 204 games (seven starts) and averaging 3.5 points (44.4 FG%, 31.9 3P%), 1.7 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 11.1 minutes per game. The 6-7 guard finished the 2025-26 season playing in 14 games (all as a reserve) for the Philadelphia 76ers, averaging 4.1 points (43.4 FG%, 25.0 3P%), 1.6 rebounds, 1.6 assists in 12.4 minutes per contest. The 24-year-old also spent time in the NBA G League, playing in 20 games (all starts) between the Windy City Bulls and Delaware Blue Coats and averaging 15.6 points (49.8 FG%, 43.2 3P%, 72.5 FT%), 5.9 rebounds, 4.8 assists in 30 minutes per game.

Before the NBA, Terry spent two seasons at the University of Arizona, appearing in 63 games (51 starts) and averaging 6.6 points (47.7 FG%, 35.0 3P%), 4.2 rebounds, and 2.9 assists in 24.9 minutes per contest. In the 2021-22 season, he earned a spot on the Pac-12 All-Defense Team and helped the Wildcats finish second in the final AP Poll with a 33-4 record and their first Sweet 16 appearance since 2017.

The Santa Cruz Warriors will open the 2026-27 NBA G League season on the road against the Stockton Kings on Saturday, November 7. Their home-opener at Kaiser Permanente Arena is against the San Diego Clippers for a back-to-back set on Friday, November 13, and Saturday, November 14. All fans in attendance on November 13 will receive a free 15^th Anniversary Opening Night T-Shirt, courtesy of Kaiser Permanente, and all fans in attendance on November 14 are set to receive a Threes for Trees Replica Jersey, presented by IREN. 

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