Nickeil Alexander-Walker signs four-year deal with Hawks

Nickeil Alexander-Walker signs four-year deal with Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks have acquired free agent guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker for a four-year, $62 million deal, ESPN NBA insider Shams Charania first reported Monday.

Free agent Nickeil Alexander-Walker has agreed to a four-year, $62 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks, plus a player option and trade kicker, sources tell ESPN. CAA Co-Heads of Basketball Aaron Mintz/Austin Brown and Steven Heumann reached the contract with the Hawks tonight. pic.twitter.com/G93cmxsHGo

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) July 1, 2025

NBA insider Jake Fischer of The Stein Line is reporting that the two sides are discussing a sign-and-trade.

Atlanta and Minnesota are in active conversations on a sign-and-trade for Nickeil Alexander-Walker, sources say.

— Jake Fischer (@JakeLFischer) July 1, 2025

Alexander-Walker can fit into the Hawks’ $25.3 million trade exception from the Dejounte Murray trade last summer, but only if it’s a sign-and-trade.

At the time of this publishing, the compensation has not been disclosed.

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