Sixers sign former Tennessee forward Igor Miličić Jr.
The 6-foot-10, 225-pound small forward is a likely candidate to play for the Sixers’ NBA G-League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats.
The 76ers signed Igor Miličić Jr. to an Exhibit 10 contract late Tuesday night.
The 6-foot-10, 225-pound small forward is a likely candidate to play for the Sixers’ NBA G League affiliate, the Delaware Blue Coats. Miličić’s Exhibit 10 contract is a one-year deal that guarantees he will receive a training camp invitation.
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Exhibit 10 players get bonuses up to $75,000 to sign with a team’s G League affiliate if waived. They have to play for the affiliate for at least 60 days to get paid.
Miličić, a dual citizen of Croatia and Poland, went undrafted out of Tennessee last month. The 22-year-old averaged 9.4 points, 6.7 rebounds, and 25.4 minutes in 37 games for the Vols.
Before Tennessee, he spent two seasons at Charlotte and one season at Virginia. He averaged 8.8 points and 5.6 rebounds in 119 career games with the Vols, Charlotte, and Virginia.
Miličić has played for the Polish national team. His father, Igor Miličić Sr., is the head coach for Napoli Basket of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A and the Polish national team.
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The Sixers are in Las Vegas for the NBA 2K26 Summer League, which runs from Thursday through July 20.
The Sixers will open tournament play at 10 p.m. Thursday against the San Antonio Spurs at UNLV’s Thomas & Mack Center. They finished 1-2 in this week’s Salt Lake City Summer League.
Eric Dawson joins summer league staff
Former Memphis Grizzlies assistant coach Eric Dawson is serving as a “visiting coach” this summer with the Sixers, according to sources. There’s a chance that the 41-year-old will receive a permanent assistant coaching position with the team.
Dawson spent the last four seasons with the Grizzlies as a player development coach and video coordinator.
Before coaching, he played professionally for 15 seasons, mostly overseas. The highlight of the 6-9, 250-pound power forward’s career was playing in four games for his hometown San Antonio Spurs during the 2011-12 season. He also led the Spurs’ NBA G League (then known as the NBA D-League) affiliate, the Austin Toros, to the 2012 league title while being named impact player of the year.
In 2016, Dawson also joined the Utah Jazz and participated in their training camp.