The Hawks are signing undrafted Wichita State guard Tyson Etienne to an Exhibit 10 contract, sources tell Dave McMenamin of ESPN (Twitter link).
Etienne, who spent three years with the Shockers, averaged 14.9 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game in 27 appearances (34.3 MPG) as a junior in 2021/22 before declaring for the draft as an early entrant.
Etienne is a talented three-point shooter, making 2.2 three-pointers per game at a 41.1% rate last season, though he was far less effective from inside the arc, converting just 32.6% of his two-point attempts.
An Exhibit 10 deal is a one-year, minimum-salary contract that counts toward a team’s 20-man offseason roster limit, but doesn’t count against the cap unless the player makes the regular season roster. Although it’s not guaranteed, a player on an Exhibit 10 contract can earn a bonus of up to $50K if he’s waived and then joins his team’s G League affiliate.
Etienne’s deal can be officially finalized once the new league year begins next week.
Great draft for my Hawks. We get a couple of young, talented, versatile forwards in AJ Griffin & Tyrese Martin to add to our already impressive collection of young, talented, versatile forwards (JCollins, DHunter, Jalen Johnson). Both guys are great ballhandlers for their size. Both have great vision. Both are great shooters & both are tenacious competitors. Plus GSW gave up $2M to move up from 51 to 44 in the draft which is a tad mind boggling tbh. Hopefully all this talk of trading John dies down but if not we’re certainly better equipped to sustain losing him (moreso longterm) than before last night
I don’t recall you advocating for Griffin or Martin. I certainly did not, saying Griffin’s the worst of the highly hyped.
Best thing: DeHunter sees Griffin coolly knocking down threes automatic-style, and gets his crap together and finally has a year worthy of a #4.