Overview

• Young and the Hawks will not finalize an extension before opening night, per The Athletic, with the guard eligible for a four-year, $229 million deal and holding a 2026–27 player option.
• After posting “It’s just business…” on X, Young appeared in a promotional video with Adam Lefkoe to announce a Crooked Tea partnership and said he is not done in Atlanta.
• Kristaps Porziņģis said he is in no rush to extend and plans to see how the year goes, as he enters a $30.7 million contract year with extension eligibility running through June 30, 2026.
• Dyson Daniels’ rookie-extension talks are active, with ESPN projecting a five-year, $125 million deal and noting an Oct. 21 deadline, while his agent is referencing Jalen Suggs’ five-year, $150 million pact.
• New GM Onsi Saleh’s offseason additions — Porziņģis, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Luke Kennard — set expectations for improvement as Atlanta opens Oct. 22 against Toronto.