DYSON Daniels

Last season, in 2025-26, Daniels averaged 11.9 points, 6.8 rebounds, 5.9 assists, 2.0 steals and 0.4 blocks in 33.2 minutes a game across 76 appearances. He shot 51.7 percent from the field, 61.5 percent from the line, and posted a 54.2 true shooting mark on a modest 15.7 usage rate, with a plus-4.0 net on-court mark. The three-point shot was the soft spot at 18.8 percent, but everything else points to a guard who impacts winning without needing the ball. Two steals a night from a 6-7 wing is a real defensive number, and it's the clearest explanation for why the Hawks built their backcourt around him.

Daniels has no current injury listed. The recent log is short: he was tagged Day-To-Day with a rest issue on October 12, and that status was cleared on October 16, the day before this report. There's no lingering concern beyond that, and nothing in his file points to a chronic issue. Given he played all 76 games last season, the Hawks have no recent history of him missing extended time. The rest designation in mid-October lines up with typical preseason load management rather than anything structural, and he's already logging minutes again in exhibition play.

Daniels has played in Atlanta's last four preseason games, all wins. On October 16 against Dallas he had 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in 25.2 minutes. Against Indiana on October 10 he put up 7 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists in 24.3 minutes. On October 8 versus San Antonio he had his best box score of the stretch, 13 points and 11 rebounds, though Atlanta was outscored with him on the floor in that one. On October 5 against Memphis, in a loss, he scored 6 points with 4 rebounds and 2 assists in just under 18 minutes. The minutes have climbed steadily, which fits a guard being brought along carefully after an offseason rest issue.

Daniels' name surfaced in an October 9 And-Ones roundup that touched on swing players, team needs, mutual options and a mention of Aivazoglou. Nothing in that report ties Daniels to a trade, an option decision or a specific team need beyond being part of the broader conversation. It's the kind of offseason notebook item that gets filed away rather than acted on, and until something more concrete comes from a beat reporter or front office source, it should be read as speculation and nothing else. There's no indication the Hawks are looking to move him.