It has been a wild offseason for the Atlanta Hawks. After a series of unexpected trades and sneaky free agent signings, the organization only had one order of business left to take care of: come to terms on a contract extension with Dyson Daniels.
It took awhile for this deal to get done, and for good reason. If the Hawks decided to ink him to an extension sooner, it would have likely resulted in an overpay. Instead, they stood ten toes down and gave their breakout guard a reasonable contract.
According to ESPN's Shams Charania, just three hours before the rookie-scale extension deadline, "Atlanta Hawks All-Defensive guard Dyson Daniels has agreed to a four-year, $100 million rookie contract extension with the franchise, agent Daniel Moldovan of Lighthouse Sports Management tells ESPN.