Overview
- Atlanta and Dyson Daniels agreed to a four-year, $100 million extension that runs through the 2029-30 season, averaging about $25 million per year.
- The agreement was reached before Monday’s 5 p.m. rookie-extension deadline.
- Negotiations had featured a reported divide between a five-year, $150 million target from Daniels’ side and a Hawks stance near five years, $115 million.
- Agent Daniel Moldovan of Lighthouse Sports Management negotiated and finalized the deal with the Hawks.
- Daniels enters Year 4 after winning Most Improved Player, making All-Defensive First Team, finishing DPOY runner-up, and leading the NBA with 229 steals, solidifying his role next to Trae Young as Atlanta evaluates future moves involving Young and Kristaps Porziņģis.