Hawks adding intriguing undrafted international player

The Hawks intend to sign free-agent forward/center Eli John Ndiaye to a two-way contract, reports Shams Charania of ESPN.

Ndiaye has spent the past four seasons with Spanish club Real Madrid, which competes in both the EuroLeague and Liga ACB. In 24 EuroLeague contests this past season, he averaged 3.7 points and 2.5 rebounds in 14.6 minutes per contest, with a shooting slash line of .429/.341/.667.

The slender 6-foot-8 big man from Senegal was ranked No. 92 on ESPN’s big board prior to going undrafted and 35th among players who were not selected. He was not among the top-100 prospects ranked by Sam Vecenie of The Athletic.

Daeqwon Plowden is the only two-way Hawks player whose contract carries over to 2025-26, so Ndiaye will join him on the roster, leaving one two-way opening for Atlanta.