The Hawks have signed rookie guard Tyson Etienne, according to a team press release.
Atlanta’s decision to give Etienne an Exhibit 10 contract was reported one day after the June draft and it’s finally official.
Etienne joined the Hawks’ Summer League team after the agreement and he averaged 10.2 PPG and 1.6 RPG in 16.7 MPG over five games in Las Vegas.
Etienne went undrafted after playing three seasons for Wichita State.
The American Conference Player of the Year in 2021, Etienne averaged 14.9 PPG, 2.9 RPG and 2.0 APG in 27 appearances (34.3 MPG) as a junior in 2021/22 before declaring for the draft as an early entrant.
Etienne is a talented three-point shooter, making 2.2 three-pointers per game at a 41.1% rate last season, though he was far less effective from inside the arc, converting just 32.6% of his two-point attempts.
Etienne is the nephew of former NBA player Marcus Camby and a cousin of Nuggets center DeAndre Jordan.
An Exhibit 10 deal is a one-year, minimum-salary contract that counts toward a team’s 20-man offseason roster limit, but doesn’t count against the cap unless the player makes the regular season roster. Etienne can earn a bonus of up to $50K if he’s waived and then joins the College Park SkyHawks, Atlanta’s G League affiliate.
The Hawks now have 17 players on their camp roster, including two-way players. They can add three more players before camp.
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