Tag: Hawks
The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract, per sources. Forrest, 25, went undrafted out of Florida State University in 2020. The 6-foot-4 guard inked a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz in November 2020. In 30 games off the bench of his rookie 2020-21 NBA season, Forrest averaged 2.9 points, […]
Former Los Angeles Clippers star Lou Williams won NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times (2015, 2018, 2019) in his 17-year playing career, and the retired 6-foot-1 guard believes the award should be named after him. If not himself, Williams was thinking Jamal Crawford or NBA Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili. Of course, Crawford […]
The Atlanta Hawks have waived guard Vit Krejci, the team announced Wednesday. Krejci, 23, had a $1.83 million non-guaranteed salary for the 2023-24 season. This is part of the four-year, $6.31 million deal he signed with the Oklahoma City Thunder in September 2021. Atlanta has 15 players signed to guaranteed contracts and two under two-way […]
Atlanta Hawks guard Dejounte Murray and Orlando Magic forward Paolo Banchero developed a beef on the court and across social media last August during Isaiah Thomas’ “Zeke-End” Tournament in Tacoma, Washington, and the Hawks are now scheduled to play the Magic in a regular-season game in Mexico City on Nov. 9. This year’s international contest […]
The Atlanta Hawks are signing free agent guard Wesley Matthews to a one-year contract, according to sources. Matthews, 36, went undrafted in 2009 out of Marquette University. The 6-foot-4 guard signed his first NBA contract with the Utah Jazz. Matthews played his rookie 2009-10 season with Utah before signing as a free agent with the […]
The Atlanta Hawks have waived shooting guard Tyrese Martin ahead of his $1.7 million salary guarantee deadline for the 2023-24 season, per sources. Martin, 24, was selected 51st overall by the Golden State Warriors in the 2022 NBA Draft out of UConn. Golden State then traded the 6-foot-6 guard and $2 million cash to Atlanta […]
According to the latest NBA rumors, the Dallas Mavericks are still interested in trading for Atlanta Hawks center Clint Capela. In a hypothetical three-team trade, the Toronto Raptors would send Pascal Siakam to Atlanta, and Dallas would acquire Capela from the Hawks. “You can safely presume that the Dallas Mavericks are rooting for Atlanta to […]
Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks was asked by Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green on his YouTube show about the ongoing debate between him and Dallas Mavericks superstar Luka Doncic. “I don’t even stress over it no more. I know the real ones get it,” Young said. “And I feel like for me, once […]
The Atlanta Hawks and Dejounte Murray have agreed to a four-year, $111.1 million extension worth as much as $120 million, per sources. Murray, 26, was selected 29th overall by the San Antonio Spurs in the 2016 NBA Draft out of the University of Washington. His new deal begins in 2024-25 and includes a player option […]
One of the latest NBA rumors concerns Atlanta Hawks forward De’Andre Hunter and whether the club will decide to trade the fourth-year wing. Hunter, 25, was selected fourth overall by the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2019 NBA Draft. A week later, he was traded to Atlanta. “League sources say the Atlanta Hawks have explored […]
