Atlanta Hawks re-sign forward Vit Krejci to four years, $10 million

According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Atlanta Hawks and forward Vit Krejci have re-signed. Krejci has signed a new four-year, $10 million contract with the Hawks.

The Hawks made Krejci a qualifying offer in June, making him a restricted free agent, which gives the Hawks the ability to match any offer. Atlanta and Krejci were able to agree on a new contract, however, and the talented forward returns to continue his development in Atlanta.

Due to injuries throughout the Hawks’ lineup, Krejci was forced to play a lot late in the season, especially as a starter. He played in 22 games last season, including 14 as a starter, averaging 6.1 points per game, 2.4 rebounds per game and 2.5 assists per game. He shot 49 percent of his shots, including 41 percent from three-point range. At 6’4″ and 190 pounds, Krejci has become a wing with the size and shooting the Hawks lacked. His best performance came in the Hawks’ comeback win over the Boston Celtics, a game in which he scored 16 points, including 13 points in one quarter. He finished 4-7 from three-point range that night.

What could Krejci’s role be on this team? The Hawks have gotten bigger and better on the wing and offensively in the early parts of the offseason. They drafted Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick and just acquired Dyson Daniels in the Dejounte Murray trade. De’Andre Hunter is also on the team. Krejci is young and showed potential last season, but that was also in a very small sample size. There’s no clear path for him to play a lot of minutes this season, but that could change. I think the Hawks made the right choice today in re-signing Krejci and I look forward to seeing him continue to develop in Atlanta.

The Hawks made some big moves today with their free agents. They did not extend a qualifying offer to Saddiq Bey, making him an unrestricted free agent, and they picked up the $2.2 million team option on Garrison Matthews, bringing him back for another season.