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Hawks Re-sign CJ McCollum to One-Year, $21 Million Extension

The short-term deal keeps McCollum out of free agency and gives Atlanta the choice to keep him as a veteran leader or treat his contract as an expiring trade asset.

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Apr 28, 2026; New York, New York, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum (3) reacts during the first quarter of game five of the first round of the 2026 NBA Playoffs against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-Imagn Images
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Reports: Hawks bring back CJ McCollum on one-year deal

Overview

  • McCollum agreed to a one-year, $21 million extension that was reported by ESPN’s Shams Charania and confirmed by multiple outlets on Sunday.
  • His agent, Sam Goldfeder, said the contract includes a trade kicker, with one report naming a 7.5 percent figure that has not been universally confirmed.
  • Because the club signed the deal as an extension before the June 30 deadline, reporting says McCollum is immediately eligible to be traded rather than being subject to a December trade restriction on new July signings.
  • McCollum earned the deal after joining Atlanta in January and averaging about 18.7 points in 41 games while providing late-season scoring and two game-winning playoff shots in the first-round series versus the Knicks.
  • The extension narrows Atlanta’s short-term cap flexibility ahead of the June 23 draft and leaves the Hawks with a clear choice about whether to keep McCollum as a stabilizing veteran or use his one-year contract as a midseason asset.