Despite being bitten by the injury bug for the majority of his rookie year, it’s hard not to get excited about the flashes of potential that Hawks rookie, Mouhamed Gueye, showed in the limited amount of time he was on the floor during the 2023-24 season.
The 39th overall pick in last year’s draft, Atlanta acquired Gueye in a draft-night deal with the Celtics, they and inked him to a 4-year/$7.6 million contract* shortly after the trade was finalized.
*non-guaranteed in year-3 and includes a team option in year-4
Gueye played just four minutes through the first seven games of the regular season before being diagnosed with a stress fracture in his lower back on November 11th, sidelining him for the next four months.