Tag: Hawks
Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter was traded by the Atlanta Hawks in July, and the move caught him by surprise while on vacation overseas. During an interview with James Ham of “The Kings Beat,” the 24-year-old explained what happened. “I was actually on vacation; I was on vacation with friends,” said Huerter. Some NBA betting […]
Prior to the Monday deadline at 6 p.m. ET, the Atlanta Hawks and forward De’Andre Hunter agreed to a four-year, $95 million contract extension. Entering his fourth NBA season, Hunter is guaranteed $90 million in his deal. Per sources, the wing is eligible to receive an additional $5 million via incentives. The Los Angeles Lakers […]
The Atlanta Hawks have exercised Onyeka Okongwu’s $8,109,063 team option for the 2023-24 season. This is part of the center’s four-year, $26.4 million rookie scale contract he signed in 2020. The Hawks’ deadline to pick up his 2023-24 team option was Oct. 31. Okongwu was selected sixth overall by the team in the 2020 NBA […]
The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent guard Armoni Brooks to an Exhibit 10 contract. Brooks went undrafted in 2019 out of Houston. In five games played with the Toronto Raptors in the NBA 2K23 Summer League, Brooks averaged 13.8 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2 assists, and 1 steal per contest. On August 27, 2019, the […]
The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard Malik Ellison to a training camp deal. This is a non-guaranteed contract. Ellison went undrafted in 2020 out of Hartford. On December 25, 2021, the 6’6″ guard signed a 10-day contract with the Hawks. However, Ellison never appeared in an NBA game. Malik is the son of Pervis Ellison, […]
Atlanta Hawks center Frank Kaminsky is now engaged to ESPN anchor Ashley Brewer. Until Tuesday, their relationship was kept private for the past several months. The couple’s engagement photos were shared by Rich Lander on his Instagram story. Brewer shared one of the images through her account as well. Brewer, 30, was born and raised […]
The Atlanta Hawks have signed forward Chris Silva to an Exhibit 10 contract. Silva went undrafted out of South Carolina in 2019. On July 11, 2019, the 6’8″ forward signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat. Three months later, he signed a two-way contract with Miami. In his rookie 2019-20 season, through 44 […]
The Atlanta Hawks have signed Tyson Etienne to an Exhibit 10 contract. The 6’2″ guard went undrafted out of Wichita State. He played three seasons in the NCAA. Based on 80 games played in college, Etienne averaged 13.2 points, 2.7 rebounds, 1.9 assists and 1.1 steals per game. During the NBA 2K23 Summer League, in […]
Gustavo Ayon has announced his retirement from professional basketball. The veteran center played three seasons in the NBA from 2011–2014. According to EuroHoops, the Mexican basketball star is ready to call it quits. “It did not take long,” explained Ayon when asked about his retirement decision. “Throughout my career, I learned to take care of […]
The Atlanta Hawks have signed free agent guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract. Per team policy, terms of the agreement were not disclosed. In 2020, the second-year guard went undrafted out of Florida State. Forrest signed a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz on November 19, 2020. In his rookie 2020-21 NBA season, Forrest […]
