Sources – Nickeil Alexander-Walker joins Hawks through sign-and-trade

The Atlanta Hawks will purchase Nickeil Alexander-Walker from the Minnesota Timberwolves through a sign-and-trade for 4 years and $62 million, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday.

As a part of the deal, Atlanta is sending a 2027 second-round decide through Cleveland and money to Minnesota, sources stated.

The contract, which features a participant possibility and commerce kicker, comes on the heels of a profession season for Alexander-Walker in Minnesota the place he recorded highs in complete factors, rebounds, assists and 3-pointers.

The Timberwolves acquired Alexander-Walker as one thing of a throw-in to the Mike Conley commerce with the Utah Jazz in 2023 and he blossomed right into a premier position participant over the subsequent three seasons in Minnesota.

At 6-foot-5 with a protracted wingspan, Alexander-Walker is among the finest perimeter defenders within the league and shot 38.6% from 3 on 4.3 makes an attempt per recreation over his previous two seasons. He additionally has developed as a ball handler; he introduced the ball up the courtroom for 14.5 possessions per recreation final season, the best common of his profession, in accordance with GeniusIQ.

Alexander-Walker, who turns 27 in September, was drafted with the No. 17 decide in 2019 and spent components of 4 years with the New Orleans Pelicans and Jazz earlier than touchdown in Minnesota.

Throughout this 12 months’s playoffs, he grew to become the primary participant with a number of 20-point video games off the bench in a single postseason in Timberwolves historical past.

He is additionally one in all solely 5 gamers to have performed in all 82 video games in every of the previous two seasons.

ESPN Analysis contributed to this report.