Dejounte Murray extended for four years, the backcourt of Hawks is confirmed with Trae Young. And the direction of the clubAtlanta has apparently decided, after a lackluster 2022/23 season, to surround them with confirmed veterans and valued locker room pillars: after Patty Mills, it’s Wesley Matthews which thus joins Georgia.
Free agent G Wesley Matthews has agreed on a one-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks, sources tell ESPN. Matthews, 36, joins the Hawks after two seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 21, 2023
At 36, the rear, replaced by Malik Beasley in Milwaukee, is far from his best years, but he remains a player who can be useful on a few sequences, in the second or third rotation.
At the Hawks, he will be behind Bogdanovic Bogdanovic, De’Andre Hunter, Saddiq Bey and AJ Griffin in the back/wing hierarchy, and will no doubt also play a veteran role for these four young outsiders.
Note that with this signing, there are now 17 “standard” contracts in Atlanta, and that the club will therefore have to part with at least two players before the start of the season. However, the club are unlikely to guarantee Tyrese Martin’s next campaign while Vit Krejci’s lease is unsecured.
| Wesley Matthews | Percentage | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Crew | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | party | Int | bp | CT | Points |
| 2009-10 | UTH | 82 | 25 | 48.3 | 38.2 | 82.9 | 0.6 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 9.4 |
| 2010-11 | ORP | 82 | 34 | 44.9 | 40.7 | 84.4 | 0.6 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 2.0 | 2.4 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 0.1 | 15.9 |
| 2011-12 | ORP | 66 | 34 | 41.2 | 38.3 | 86.0 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 3.4 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 13.7 |
| 2012-13 | ORP | 69 | 35 | 43.6 | 39.8 | 79.7 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 14.8 |
| 2013-14 | ORP | 82 | 34 | 44.1 | 39.3 | 83.7 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 3.5 | 2.4 | 2.2 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 16.4 |
| 2014-15 | ORP | 60 | 34 | 44.8 | 38.9 | 75.2 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 15.9 |
| 2015-16 | DAL | 78 | 34 | 38.8 | 36.0 | 86.3 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 12.5 |
| 2016-17 | DAL | 73 | 34 | 39.3 | 36.3 | 81.6 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 2.2 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 13.5 |
| 2017-18 | DAL | 63 | 34 | 40.6 | 38.1 | 82.2 | 0.4 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.2 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.7 |
| 2018-19 * | All Teams | 69 | 30 | 40.0 | 37.2 | 81.0 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 12.2 |
| 2018-19 * | DAL | 44 | 30 | 41.4 | 38.0 | 79.1 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 13.1 |
| 2018-19 * | IND | 23 | 32 | 38.6 | 36.9 | 85.4 | 0.5 | 2.4 | 2.8 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 10.9 |
| 2018-19 * | NYK | 2 | 27 | 21.1 | 20.0 | 80.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 7.0 |
| 2019-20 | MIL | 67 | 24 | 39.6 | 36.4 | 76.5 | 0.3 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 7.4 |
| 2020-21 | ALL | 58 | 20 | 35.3 | 33.5 | 85.4 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.9 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 4.8 |
| 2021-22 | MIL | 49 | 21 | 39.5 | 33.8 | 78.6 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
| 2022-23 | MIL | 52 | 16 | 36.3 | 31.5 | 85.7 | 0.7 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| Total | 950 | 30 | 42.0 | 37.6 | 82.4 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.7 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Shots made / Shots attempted; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def= defensive rebound; Tot = Total bounces; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost bullets; Ct: Counters; Points = Points.
