Like his big brother, Sam, Joey Hauser will try to make a place for himself in the NBA, and he will start from the bottom, since he dropped out an invitation to the Hawks camp. As the Atlanta franchise already has 15 players under contract, the former Marquette and Michigan State player can hope at best for a ” two-way contract“, except that the Hawks have already filled their quota with Seth Lundy, Keaton Wallace, and Dominick Barlow. As it stands, the brother of the Celtics winger will be integrated into the Hawks' G-League team, the College Park Skyhawks.
Undrafted in 2023, Joey Hauser spent his rookie season with the Ontario Clippers, averaging 7.1 points and 3.4 rebounds in the G-League. Like his brother, he is a shooter, and after his 42% career in the NCAA, he posted 36% in the G-League. Signed by the Jazz in a “two-way contract” at the beginning of the summer, he was finally cut, and we saw him with the Pelicans at the Las Vegas Summer League.
Two-way contract : Designed to create a new bridge between the NBA and the G-League, this type of contract allows each team to secure the services of two or three additional players, to have them play mainly in their affiliated development league franchise but also up to 50 matches in the NBA.
