1:00pm: The Sixers have put out a press release officially announcing Dowtin’s two-way deal.
10:45am: The Sixers are signing guard Jeff Dowtin to a two-way contract, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania (Twitter link). Philadelphia opened up a two-way roster spot by waiving Kenneth Lofton on Friday.
Dowtin, 26, has played 34 games in the NBA since the 2021/22 season, making appearances with the Warriors, Bucks, Magic and Raptors. Most of his big league experience came last season with Toronto, where he averaged 2.4 points and 1.2 assists per night and made a positive impression as the team’s primary backup at the point down the stretch.
Dowtin has been more productive in the G League throughout the course of his career. This season, he has been playing with Philadelphia’s G League affiliate in Delaware, averaging 17.1 points, 5.4 assists and 2.9 rebounds while shooting 47.5% from the floor and 37.5% from three in 17 regular season and Showcase Cup appearances.
Dowtin joins Ricky Council IV and Terquavion Smith as Philadelphia’s two-way contract players. The Sixers also have two open standard contract spots after Darius Bazley‘s 10-day contract expired on Thursday.
How is this guy any better or needed more than Lofton Jr?
Also, if the Sixers really need a backup center or a big body really, why not bring back Jahlil Okafor back until Embiid comes back
I would rather have Okafor rather than Muscala, who is rumored to be coming back
Muscala signed with the thunder, and I think you need to use the word back like 6 more times.
This isba very serious answer
YOU COMEBACK, you hear