JULY 25: The Hawks have officially re-signed Muscala, the team announced today in a press release. Finalizing Muscala’s deal cuts into Atlanta’s remaining cap room, suggesting that the club may not have any immediate plans to maximize that space.
JULY 7: The Hawks have agreed to a two-year, $10MM deal with free agent big man Mike Muscala, reports Shams Charania of The Vertical (Twitter link). The agreement will feature a second-year player option, Charania adds (via Twitter).
Muscala, who turned 26 last Saturday, appeared in a career-high 70 games for the Hawks in 2016/17, setting new career highs in PPG (6.2), RPG (3.4), and several other categories as he saw his role in the rotation expand.
With Dwight Howard and Paul Millsap no longer in the picture in Atlanta, the team was in need of frontcourt depth. While the Hawks figure to add at least one or two more bigs to the roster at some point, Muscala could be in line for even more minutes going forward for the retooling franchise.
The Hawks have a minimum salary cap hold on their books and hold the Bird rights for Muscala, who has spent the last four seasons in Atlanta. So his new agreement won’t affect the team’s remaining cap room until it becomes official. It also won’t have an impact on the club’s ability to match the Knicks’ offer sheet for Tim Hardaway Jr., though it’s not clear if the Hawks are seriously considering doing so.
Hawks need to just rebuild with Prince,Schroeder, and Collins. Muscala is good at center or they could go with Dedmon and just tank the year for Porter Jr.
Maybe the smartest thing you’ve ever said on here
I know more basketball then you.
Probably not buddy
We all know what’s gonna happen, Hawks are gonna make win now moves because they still think somewhere in their minds that they have a good team still, but they’re gonna suck, Fire Budenholzer (which is a mistake) we’re gonna see Schroeder rumors, Muscala and Dedmon are gonna get dealt to a team in need of a strong big man (CELTICS) and they’re gonna suck for like 6 seasons. They will not get the number one pick this year, or next year. So put that outta your mind. They’ll probably end up making the playoffs this season, fighting with Brooklyn.