Terry Taylor has signed with the Brisbane Bullets as their replacement for the injured Casey Prather by taking the roster spot of the departed Jaylen Adams. The 6’5″ forward last played for the Stockton Kings of the NBA G League and is another major signing to show that Stu Lash & Co. are not playing around.

The NBL FIBA break (a.k.a. the fever) is usually a time for teams to recollect, reflect and make major decisions on their rosters. Seemingly, all but one team decided that all was fine. Taylor’s signing anyway was agreed upon many weeks ago but has only now been officially confirmed. It is bizarre that the Bullets were the only team to act; half of the league has a negative record and none of the four other teams sharing the cellar with the Bullets decided to do anything about it. Perhaps complacency is key.

The Bullets did act and acted decisively by bringing in a major player in Taylor. He was signed as an essential replacement player for Prather as both play the same position but he occupies the roster spot that was freed up by the parting of Adams. The Bullets official announcement says that he takes Adams’ place. This now leaves the Bullets with four imports on their roster: Javon Freeman-Liberty, Dakota Mathias, Taylor and the injured Prather. Of course the limit for imports is four and none have been announced as an injury replacement for Prather so the contract situation mystified me as I was writing this article. Perhaps Freeman-Liberty had his contract rejigged. I have no idea.

Yet, I digress. Taylor is the real deal. He was a two-time conference player of the year during his collegiate career at Austin Peay and first made the NBA on a two-way contract after going undrafted. Taylor spent two seasons with the Indiana Pacers in 2021 to 2023, one season with the Chicago Bulls in 2023–24 and a brief tenure with the Sacramento Kings in 2025. He has appeared in 98 NBA games with averages of 4.6 points and 2.6 rebounds but he peaked during his rookie season in Indiana where he averaged 9.6 points and 5.2 rebounds. Taylor remains as a rare remnant of the 6’5″ power forward archetype who is known for his rebounding and engine.

The Bullets needed that strong forward after losing Prather. Whereas Prather is an all-around scorer, Taylor will be a defensive and rebounding presence which will allow the Bullets’ immense number of scorers to get some further action. Their decision to also go after a forward instead of a point guard replacement for Adams means that Mitch Norton will remain in the starting line-up and share ball handling duties with Freeman-Liberty (whose 5.0 assists that he averaged in his two October games mean that he is still second on the team!). Continuing to go after high talent in the periphery of the NBA demonstrates that the Bullets have no desire to quit yet. They will have a long way to go to come back from their 5–10 record but they have now assembled the components to make it happen.