NBA Rumors: Wes Matthews Agrees to 1-Year Hawks Contract After Bucks Stint
The Atlanta Hawks' roster retooling continued on Friday with the addition of free-agent guard Wesley Matthews.
Per ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, Matthews has agreed to a one-year deal with the Hawks after spending the past two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks.
Entering his first full season with the Hawks, head coach Quin Snyder is quickly shaping the roster to be what he wants.
John Collins was traded to the Utah Jazz in what was effectively a salary dump. The Hawks got Rudy Gay and a future second-round pick back in the deal.
Gay was subsequently flipped to the Oklahoma City Thunder in a trade that allowed Atlanta to get Patty Mills.
Dejounte Murray agreed to a four-year, $120 million extension on July 7 that will keep him in Atlanta through the 2026-27 season. The deal also includes a $30.8 million player option for 2027-28.
Snyder was hired as Atlanta's head coach on Feb. 26, five days after Nate McMillan was fired. He went 10-11 in 21 games down the stretch and got the Hawks into the playoffs as the No. 7 seed, but they lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round.
Adding Matthews to the mix gives the Hawks another wing option off the bench. He can play either shooting guard or small forward in a rotation that already includes Murray, DeAndre Hunter, Bogdan Bogdanović, A.J. Griffin and Saddiq Bey.
Matthews, who will turn 37 on Oct. 14, averaged 3.4 points and 2.2 rebounds per game in 52 appearances for the Bucks last season.
