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The Philadelphia 76ers have hired their new leader of the basketball department with Mike Gansey taking over as the team's President of Basketball Operations. Gansey will take over for Daryl Morey who held the position for six seasons in Philadelphia.
Gansey will have some decisions to make in the coming offseason with the draft approaching on June 23 and then free agency starting just a week after. The Sixers will have until June 29 to make decisions on players with team options. It's time to look at the players with team options and predict what the Sixers will do with those players.
Up next in this series is Dominick Barlow, who played so well in 2025-26 that the Sixers converted him from a two-way to a 2-year deal. The second year of the deal is a $3.4 million team option, and after playing 71 games with 59 starts, one has to wonder what the Sixers will do with the 4-year big man from Overtime Elite.
Barlow's raw numbers aren't all that impressive as he averaged only 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds, but when considering most of his buckets were either off hustle plays or dump off passes in the paint, those numbers are solid. He understands how to play team basketball as he does whatever it takes to help win games. He continued to show off a willingness to shoot the corner 3-point shot, which can be a useful weapon in his toolbox as he moves forward in his career.
Defensively, Barlow had a steal percentage of 1.9%, which is good for the 77th percentile per Cleaning the Glass. He was somebody coach Nick Nurse could turn to on the defensive end and have him guard multiple positions. He can guard on the perimeter off the switch in pick-and-roll and he's strong enough to defend big guys as well. He's a valuable and versatile player for this group.
Every team needs a glue guy. That somebody who can just do whatever it takes to help win basketball games. That is what Barlow brings to the table for the Sixers. He isn't some elite scorer, but what he can do is the little things. He's a good screener, somebody who grabs big rebounds, and can make the little plays that don't show up in the box score. Philadelphia should exercise his team option and bring him back.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: What should Sixers do with Dominick Barlow's team option for 2026-27?
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Gansey will have some decisions to make in the coming offseason with the draft approaching on June 23 and then free agency starting just a week after. The Sixers will have until June 29 to make decisions on players with team options. It's time to look at the players with team options and predict what the Sixers will do with those players.
Up next in this series is Dominick Barlow, who played so well in 2025-26 that the Sixers converted him from a two-way to a 2-year deal. The second year of the deal is a $3.4 million team option, and after playing 71 games with 59 starts, one has to wonder what the Sixers will do with the 4-year big man from Overtime Elite.
Barlow's raw numbers aren't all that impressive as he averaged only 7.7 points and 4.8 rebounds, but when considering most of his buckets were either off hustle plays or dump off passes in the paint, those numbers are solid. He understands how to play team basketball as he does whatever it takes to help win games. He continued to show off a willingness to shoot the corner 3-point shot, which can be a useful weapon in his toolbox as he moves forward in his career.
Defensively, Barlow had a steal percentage of 1.9%, which is good for the 77th percentile per Cleaning the Glass. He was somebody coach Nick Nurse could turn to on the defensive end and have him guard multiple positions. He can guard on the perimeter off the switch in pick-and-roll and he's strong enough to defend big guys as well. He's a valuable and versatile player for this group.
Every team needs a glue guy. That somebody who can just do whatever it takes to help win basketball games. That is what Barlow brings to the table for the Sixers. He isn't some elite scorer, but what he can do is the little things. He's a good screener, somebody who grabs big rebounds, and can make the little plays that don't show up in the box score. Philadelphia should exercise his team option and bring him back.
This article originally appeared on Sixers Wire: What should Sixers do with Dominick Barlow's team option for 2026-27?
Continue reading...
