Sixers Prospect Watch: Tyrell Terry
The Sixers are facing one of the more important offseasons in recent memory as they have to deal with the problem of many disappointing veterans on unfavorable contracts.
Now, the 2020 NBA draft seems to be where the Sixers can find younger talent on a much more team-friendly contract. The Sixers will most likely be targeting some perimeter shooting threats with the 21st pick and a prospect who fits that description almost seamlessly is Tyrell Terry out of Stanford.
In Tyrell Terry’s freshman season, he shot 4.9 threes per game and made 40.8% of them, some stats that will surely intrigue the shooter-needy Sixers.
Unlike many of the Sixers recent primary shooters, Terry is not a one-dimensional shooter.
He can replicate the former 76er JJ Redick’s ability to be a successful catch and shoot threat, even after an off-ball screen, but can also provide something Redick never could, the ability to penetrate with the dribble and pull up and shoot on command.
Terry’s ability to shoot from the perimeter would assist the Sixers offense and their paint-reliant superstars who could benefit from having a passing option in the vicinity that also opens up space for the offense.
Terry’s shooting ability, while as intriguing as it is for the Sixers, is the only part of his game that seems to be NBA-ready. His handles leave much to be desired and his 6-foot-2,160 pound build will be an obvious weakness, especially on the defensive side. However, the Sixers may be the team most willing to take on such a defensive burden, boasting many proven defenders such as Ben Simmons (2020 NBA All-Defensive First Team) and Joel Embiid (2018/2019 NBA All-Defensive Second Team).
Also, last year’s first-round pick Matisse Thybulle has shown flashes time and time again of possible becoming one of the best defenders in the league in years to come and would make a young and promising duo with Terry.
If the Sixers find Tyrell Terry’s shooting ability promising enough to make up for his defensive woes, then they should certainly target Terry with their first-round pick.
Adding a perimeter shooting threat would do wonders for the Sixers offense and its core players Simmons and Embiid, though they would have to make up for Terry’s defensive liabilities.
Terry could be an important step in the right direction as they enter an important offseason of much impending roster turnover.
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