Trade Radar · open rumor · Sunday, November 1 · 4 d ago

Hawks Exercise 2027/28 Option On Asa Newell

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The Hawks have picked up their third-year option on forward Asa Newell, the team announced in a press release. Newell, the 23rd overall pick in last year’s draft, is making about $3.4MM this season. The transaction locks in his $3.56MM cap hit for 2027/28. More to come…

Confidence

41%

Reporter starting tier	45	unattributed report
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−4	4 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Asa Newell

Hawks · F · 5.2 pts · 2.2 reb · 0.6 ast

Cap hit 2026-27: $3.40M · next season $3.56M

Atlanta Hawks

$198.5M · over the cap · 16 contracts · cap sheet

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