PHILADELPHIA – JULY 22, 2024 – Philadelphia 76ers President of Basketball Operations Daryl Morey announced today that the team has signed Jeff Dowtin Jr. to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.
Dowtin Jr. recently played in seven summer-league games with the 76ers between Salt Lake City and Las Vegas, averaging of 17.1 points, 3.1 rebounds, and a team-best 5.7 assists. He tallied at least 15 points in each of his seven summer contests, including a trio of 18-point games.
In Salt Lake City, Dowtin Jr. averaged 17.0 points and 5.3 assists, making him one of four players to average at least 15 points and five assists.
Originally joining the 76ers via a two-way contract on March 2 of last season before signing a standard NBA contract with the franchise on April 4, Dowtin Jr. produced a career-best 4.3 points on 55.6-percent shooting (47.4% 3FG), 1.7 rebounds, and 2.3 assists in 12 games. The Rhode Island product scored a career-high 12 points on 4-of-5 shooting (2-3 3FG) at Phoenix on March 20, while dishing out a career-best six assists on two separate occasions.
Overall, he posted three games of at least five assists while committing zero turnovers with the 76ers which was tied for second on the roster.
In 20 games with the 76ers’ G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats, this past season, Dowtin Jr. averaged 19.1 points, 5.4 assists, and 1.2 steals. He was one of just nine G League players with such averages throughout the regular season.
Overall, Dowtin Jr. holds NBA averages of 2.9 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, and 11.1 minutes in 46 career contests with Orlando, Milwaukee, Golden State, Toronto, and Philadelphia. Dowtin Jr. originally signed with the G League’s Lakeland Magic following the 2020 NBA Draft, helping the team to the 2021 NBA G League title. He made his NBA debut the ensuing season with Golden State on Nov. 3, 2021.
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