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Hawks Receive Summer League Commitment From Chris Clemons

The Hawks have received a summer league commitment from Chris Clemons, a league source told Hoops Rumors. Clemons averaged 21.3 points per game with the Celtics’ G League affiliate this season, which included a 52-point outing. The 5’9″ point guard was one of the top scorers in the G League this season.

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Atlanta Hawks Summer League Roster Taking Shape

The roster is filling up quickly

Below are the players who are slated to play for the Atlanta Hawks beginning on July 9.

Sharife Cooper

Sharife Cooper makes his heralded return to Las Vegas this summer. Last year, the point guard looked good in both the Summer League and pre-season games. Unfortunately, Cooper spent most of his rookie season in the G League with the College Park Skyhawks.


AJ Griffin

Once again, Atlanta's front office drafted a young wing out of Duke University with a questionable injury history. AJ Griffin told the media that he had no communication with the Hawks during the pre-draft process, and general manager Landry Fields said the Hawks plan to bring the 18-year-old along slowly. But that shouldn't discourage fans about Griffin's future in the NBA.

Resume: ACC All-Rookie Team (2022), McDonald's All-American (2021).


Tyrese Martin

Atlanta's front office moved back from No. 44 to No. 51 in Thursday night's draft which netted the organization $2 million (doesn't impact the salary cap). Tyrese Martin is a 23-year-old wing out of Connecticut who will likely spend most of his rookie season with the College Park Skyhawks.


James Akinjo

James Akinjo worked out for the Hawks on June 9. Despite going undrafted, Atlanta's front office is keeping the 21-year-old point guard in the mix.

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Resume: Akinjo played two seasons at Georgetown, one at Arizona, and one with Baylor. Third-team All-American – AP, USBWA, NABC, SN (2022), First-team All-Big 12 (2022), First-team All-Pac-12 (2021), Big East Freshman of the Year (2019), Big East All-Freshman Team (2019).

Grant Golden

Grant Golden worked out for the Hawks on June 14. At 24 years old, the 6'11" center out of Richmond is working to make a G League roster next season. He has been called one of the passing big men in the college game.

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Resume: Second-team All-Atlantic 10 (2020), 3× Third-team All-Atlantic 10 (2018, 2019, 2021), Atlantic 10 All-Rookie Team (2018).

Tyson Etienne

Tyson Etienne played three seasons at Wichita State before going pro. The 6'2" combo guard went undrafted but was signed on an Exhibit 10 contract with the Hawks this weekend.

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Resume: AAC co-Player of the Year (2021), First-team All-AAC (2021), Third-team All-AAC (2022).


Chris Clemons

Chris Clemons has been in the NBA and G league for some time. The 5'9" point guard went undrafted in 2019, before spending the next two seasons with the Houston Rockets. Since that time, the 24-year-old has played in the G League.

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Resume: Third-team All-American – USBWA (2019), Big South Player of the Year (2019), 3× First-team All-Big South (2017–2019), Big South Freshman of the Year (2016), NCAA season scoring leader (2019).


Marcus Georges-Hunt

At 28 years old, Marcus Georges-Hunt is easily the oldest player on the Hawks Summer League roster. But that shouldn't be held against the 6'6" shooting guard. Georges-Hunt has played in the NBA and G League - most recently for the College Park Skyhawks in 2022.

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Resume: All-NBA D-League Third Team (2017), NBA D-League All-Star (2017), Second-team All-ACC – Coaches (2016), Third-team All-ACC – Media (2016).

hawks_fan25 wrote:Should we be reading anything into JJ not being on the summer league roster? Trade coming?

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Atlanta Hawks

AJ Griffin | Forward



The Hawks were likely surprised to see Griffin, at one point considered a potential top-five pick, slide all the way out of the lottery to the No. 16 pick. Griffin can use Vegas to show that teams made a mistake by passing on his intriguing combination of length, dynamic shooting and upside as one of the youngest players in this draft class, and that the concerns about his speed, defensive lapses and struggles creating offense inside the arc are overblown. The Hawks will have plenty of ballhandling on the roster with last season's second-round pick, Sharife Cooper, in the fold, along with guards James Akinjo and Joel Ayayi, allowing Griffin to focus on what he does best: make shots from all over the floor. -- Jonathan Givony

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