Warriors plan to waive Dalen Terry, who is expected to open the season in Santa Cruz

The Golden State Warriors plan to waive Dalen Terry, according to reporter Brett Siegel. Terry has been with Golden State on a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract for training camp, an agreement he finalized in late August.

The 24-year-old appeared in five preseason games this fall, averaging 6.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 1.2 steals on .480/.500/.667 shooting in 14.0 minutes per contest. The Warriors like Terry, and he is expected to open the season with the club’s G League affiliate in Santa Cruz, where he would be eligible for a bonus worth up to $91,000 if he spends at least 60 days with the team.

The 18th overall pick in the 2022 draft out of Arizona, Terry spent his first three-and-a-half seasons with the Bulls, who traded him to New York ahead of the February deadline. He was immediately rerouted to New Orleans and subsequently waived, then signed a two-way contract with Philadelphia days later. The 76ers converted that deal to a two-year standard contract in April to make him playoff-eligible, and initially picked up their minimum-salary team option for 2026-27 before waiving his fully non-guaranteed salary to create room under their hard cap.

Terry’s release bodes well for Brandon Williams’ odds of making the Warriors’ regular-season roster. The former Mavericks guard’s salary will remain non-guaranteed until January even if he is still on the standard roster next week.