PHILADELPHIA — The Philadelphia 76ers made a few moves to add to the roster as they converted Dominick Barlow and Jabari Walker from two-way deals to standard ones. Those moves opened up the opportunity for the front office to add more with two more two-way slots opening up.
The Sixers brought in two new guards as Tyrese Martin and Dalen Terry were signed to join MarJon Beauchamp as the three players on two-way deals for Philadelphia.
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Martin spent the previous two seasons with the Brooklyn Nets as he looks to find his niche now with the Sixers under the guidance of coach Nick Nurse.
«Obviously, I haven’t seen hardly any of him yet,» Nurse began on Martin. «We do feel like he is a decent combo guard. We would probably push him more to the 1 just because we got a lot of combo guards. I’d like to see him—I think he’s got a good IQ and a good head on his shoulders. He’s got pretty good size. A really good feel for the game.»
Martin was averaging 7.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.9 assists while shooting 33.6% from deep in 37 games with the Nets before being waived. He is a physical and athletic guard and one has to wonder what his fit will be going forward.
«Just wanna see how that all fits in with us,» Nurse added on Martin. «I think it’s an interesting one. I don’t know when we’ll get to see all that. We got a ton of games coming at us, but we’re gonna try to get him on the court and get him on the practice floor and all those things as soon as we can.»
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Then there’s Terry. The former No. 18 pick of the 2022 draft couldn’t quite find his footing with the Chicago Bulls in four seasons averaging only 3.5 points and 1.7 rebounds in 204 games, but Nurse is complimentary of his game.
«Just kind of a big guard or a wing,» Nurse said of Terry. «Got some pop and athleticism to him. Hangs his hat on the defensive end. Let’s see where that shows up and then I think we gotta figure out where his offense fits in this league and what he can do there and see if our player development guys can get to work on him and help him grow that part of his game, but has a reputation. Very good defensively and is long and athletic and we’re just gonna try to continue to upgrade in those ways, I think, with some youth and athleticism and versatility.»
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: Coach Nick Nurse reacts to Sixers bringing in 2 new guards on deals
