Hawks guard Daniels agrees to 4-year, $100M deal

Atlanta Hawks All-Defensive defender Dyson Daniels has agreed to a four-year, $100 cardinal rookie declaration hold with the franchise, cause Daniel Moldovan of Lighthouse Sports Management told ESPN.

Daniels won the NBA's Most Improved Player of the Year, was runner-up for Defensive Player of the Year, made archetypal squad All-Defense and finished with 229 steals past season, the astir successful a play by immoderate subordinate since Gary Payton successful 1995-96.

The eighth prime successful the 2022 NBA draft, Daniels averaged 14.1 points (up from 5.8 successful 2023-24), 5.9 rebounds, 4.4 assists and 3 steals a play ago, becoming the archetypal subordinate to mean 3 steals since Alvin Robertson successful 1990-91.

The Hawks acquired Daniels and a first-round prime from the New Orleans Pelicans for Dejounte Murray successful July 2024, and the pairing of the defensive-minded Daniels with prima constituent defender Trae Young has had occurrence truthful acold successful Atlanta.

Daniels has emerged arsenic a cornerstone portion for the Hawks, who person Jalen Johnson and 2024 No. 1 prime Zaccharie Risacher arsenic gathering blocks connected the wings.