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Fate is a complex concept. Maybe you believe in it, thinking something beyond your worldly perception is pulling you in a certain direction. Perhaps you’re skeptical, steadfast in the belief that your destiny is what you make it. Dominick Barlow is quick to dismiss it. “I don’t believe in fate at all,” he told Liberty Ballers at his locker last week. “I think in life — and this is not just for basketball, for anything — you get a very small window to do something special. And when you don’t take the opportunity, it usually never comes around again.”
Barlow poured his heart and soul into becoming an NBA player while continuously betting on himself. The events that led to him accomplishing his lifelong goal are atypical, to say the least. How Barlow went from being discovered on a random basketball court in a park to starting games for the Philadelphia 76ers is the stuff of a sports movie script. “When I tell his story,” Kenny Martoral, Barlow’s high school coach, said, “I tell people, this is a Hollywood story.”
In media availabilities, there’s a calmness to Dom’s voice. It’s deep, with the bass in it standing out the lower he speaks. His intelligence is obvious when you watch how he plays and hear how he talks about the game. His self-awareness is a trait clear to anyone who speaks with him for more than a few minutes. He’s a team player, through and through, but he’s also confident in his own abilities. Much of this seems ingrained in him by his grandfather. “He was like the male father-figure in my life,” Dom said. “He doesn’t say much. Really keeps to himself. … When I was growing up, just playing at the park, he’d always take me and watch me play with other kids. He just instilled playing sports and that aspect of my life. Being a part of a team — he was always super big on that.”
Derek Bodner: Dominick Barlow (left ankle sprain) is AVAILABLE. Quentin Grimes (Illness) is OUT.
Austin Krell: Joel Embiid OUT tomorrow vs OKC. Dominick Barlow is DOUBTFUL with a sprained left ankle. Status quo everyone else.
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Gina Mizell: Per the Sixers: Dominick Barlow has a left ankle sprain and will not return.
Adam Aaronson: Nick Nurse expressed excitement for Jabari Walker’s standard contract and says during the time he’s been out his absence has been felt. Says Walker and Dominick Barlow “earned and deserved” their deals. Possibility he goes to one of them at center, but still likes Drummond/Bona.
Adam Aaronson: NEWS: The Sixers are signing Dalen Terry to a two-way contract, source tells @thephillyvoice . The Sixers opened up this spot once they signed Dominick Barlow to a standard contract hours after the trade deadline passed. This has no impact on the Sixers’ buyout market situation. They still have two standard roster spots that will eventually be filled. This backfills the two-way vacancy left by Dominick Barlow.
Marc Stein: The 76ers made it official yesterday, converting Dominick Barlow from a two-way contract to a standard NBA deal worth nearly $7 million over two seasons (per figures via @BobbyMarks42). League sources say Philadelphia holds a team option for the 2026-27 season.
Yossi Gozlan: According to @BobbyMarks42, the Philadelphia 76ers converted Dominick Barlow to a two-year, $6.8 million deal. His $3.4 million salary leaves them $1.6 million under the tax. I strongly recommend Bobby's transaction guide to understand last week's moves!
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Adam Aaronson: NEWS: The Sixers have signed Dominick Barlow to a standard contract ahead of tonight's game, source tells @thephillyvoice. His deal includes a team option for 2026-27. Barlow joined the Sixers on a two-way deal in July and became the team's starting power forward. Story to come.
Tony Jones: According to a source, the Sixers are trending towards agreement with Dominick Barlow on a standard deal. That should get done today
Shams Charania: The Philadelphia 76ers are trading Eric Gordon and a 2032 second-round pick swap to the Memphis Grizzlies, sources tell ESPN. This gives the 76ers the flexibility to complete conversion of two-way Dominick Barlow.
