Dalen Terry

Dalen Lee Terry ( ; born July 12, 2002) is an American professional basketball player for the Golden State Warriors of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Arizona Wildcats, and was drafted with the 18th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. As a sophomore in 2022, Terry was named to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.

High school career Terry is a native of Phoenix, Arizona, and attended Corona del Sol High School in Tempe, Arizona, where he played with teammates Alex Barcello and Saben Lee before transferring to Hillcrest Prep in Phoenix. In two years at Hillcrest, Terry averaged 15.8 points, 7.4 rebounds, 10.3 assists, 3.7 steals and 1.9 blocks per game. He played his AAU basketball for the Compton Magic with other Pac-12 players such as Johnny Juzang, Isaiah Mobley, Evan Mobley and Onyeka Okongwu.

Recruiting Terry was a consensus four-star recruit in the 2020 class and the No. 46 overall player, according to 247Sports. On July 23, 2019, he committed to playing college basketball for Arizona, being the first commit in the 2020 class for Arizona. Terry had offers from Arizona State, Arkansas, California, Colorado, USC, Utah and Vanderbilt, among others. He was joined in the 2020 recruiting class by Bennedict Mathurin, Ąžuolas Tubelis and Kerr Kriisa among others to give Arizona the Number 7 overall recruiting class for 2020.

College career As a freshman at Arizona, Terry appeared in all 26 games for the Wildcats, starting 14 of them while averaging 4.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists per game. His highest point total came against in-state rival Arizona State, scoring 13 points, while shooting 3-of-3 from three-point range. Arizona would be placed on self-imposed post season ban, thus Terry would not play in the 2021 Pac-12 tournament or the 2021 NCAA tournament.

In his sophomore season, Terry started all 37 games for the Wildcats, in which he averaged eight points, 4.8 rebounds, 3.9 assists and 1.2 steals per game. He finished second in the Pac-12 in assist-to-turnover ratio (2.84), sixth in assists per game (3.92), eighth in field goal percentage (50.2) and ninth in steals per game (1.24). On April 22, 2022, he declared for the 2022 NBA draft while maintaining his college eligibility. He later decided to remain in the draft.

Professional career Chicago Bulls (2022–2026) Terry was selected by the Chicago Bulls with the 18th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft. On July 8, 2022, he signed his rookie-scale contract with the Bulls. Terry made 38 appearances for Chicago during his rookie campaign, averaging 2.2 points, 1.0 rebound, and 0.6 assists.

Terry made 59 appearances (including two starts) for the Bulls in the 2023–24 NBA season, logging averages of 3.1 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.4 assists. He played in 73 games (starting five) for Chicago during the 2024–25 season, averaging 4.5 points, 1.7 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.

Terry made 34 appearances for the Bulls in the 2025–26 season, compiling averages of 3.5 points, 1.9 rebounds, and 1.3 assists.

Philadelphia 76ers (2026) On February 5, 2026, Terry was traded to the New York Knicks in exchange for Guerschon Yabusele. Later, on the same day, Terry was traded to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Jose Alvarado. The next day, the Pelicans waived Terry.

On February 10, 2026, Terry signed with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-way contract. On April 10, the 76ers signed him to a two–year, standard NBA contract worth $2.7 million. Terry made 14 total appearances for Philadelphia, recording averages of 4.1 points, 1.6 rebounds, and 1.6 assists. However, on July 26, the 76ers waived Terry to free up roster spots needed to sign LeBron James and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope.

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