Skip to content
Sixers
Link copied to clipboard
Link copied to clipboard

Sixers waiving David Roddy to create two-way spot for Jalen Hood-Schifino

Hood-Schifino joins point guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. and post player Alex Reese as the Sixers three two-way players. Roddy averaged 6.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 9.7 minutes in three games.

New Sixers guard Jalen Hood-Schifino (left) previously played for the Lakers. He was traded to the Utah Jazz but waived before playing a game for them.
New Sixers guard Jalen Hood-Schifino (left) previously played for the Lakers. He was traded to the Utah Jazz but waived before playing a game for them.Read moreRyan Sun / AP

The 76ers are adding another guard. As a result, a backup power forward’s tenure was short-lived.

The Sixers are signing Jalen Hood-Schifino to a two-way contract. To create a roster spot, a source said the team is waiving two-way player David Roddy.

» READ MORE: Sixers announce Joel Embiid will miss remainder of season, bringing nightmare campaign to close

Hood-Schifino comes to the Sixers after being acquired by the Utah Jazz from the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 2 and waived four days later. The 6-foot-6, 215-pounder, who was born in Pittsburgh, didn’t play in a game for Utah.

He averaged 1.7 points on 23.9% shooting in 23 games — including just two this season — for the Lakers after they selected him 17th overall in the 2023 NBA draft. The 21-year-old made just 2 of 15 three-pointers last season. He has yet to attempt one this season.

Hood-Schifino joins point guard Jeff Dowtin Jr. and post player Alex Reese as the Sixers three two-way players.

Roddy signed a 10-day contract to play for the Sixers on Feb. 11. Once that expired, the 6-foot-4, 255-pounder signed a two-way contract on Feb. 21. He averaged 6.0 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 9.7 minutes in three games.

» READ MORE: Sixers guard Eric Gordon to miss three months following arthroscopic surgery on his right wrist

The Sixers originally selected Roddy with the 23rd pick in the 2022 NBA draft before trading him and Danny Green to the Memphis Grizzlies for De’Anthony Melton.

The Sixers will look to snap their nine-game losing streak when they face the Golden State Warriors Saturday night at the Wells Fargo Center. At 20-38, the Eastern Conference’s 12th-place squad is three games behind the 10th-place Chicago Bulls for conference’s final play-in tournament spot.