The Atlanta Hawks signed CJ McCollum to an extension before free agency started.
Atlanta Hawks guard CJ McCollum has agreed to a one-year, $21 million contract extension with the franchise.
The Hawks, who acquired McCollum from the Washington Wizards in the blockbuster Trae Young trade, are excited to have the veteran guard back, according to Onsi Saleh.
"So we're really excited to have CJ back," Saleh said. "You guys saw what he did last season when he came in. He's just been an ultimate professional veteran for our team and the guy can hoop. He is just an amazing basketball player. So we're super excited to have CJ back here. Brings that continuity together. It's kind of like I talked about, I think postseason was basically put this team together in like two and a half months. And to have like a training camp with your core guys, like that's important. That's important for the next step and iteration of this team and the development of our guys. So we're super excited to have CJ back."
McCollum averaged 18.7 points per game with the Hawks in the regular season. Atlanta lost to the New York Knicks in the first round of the 2026 playoffs in six games. McCollum put up 19.2 points per game in that series.
The 34-year-old McCollum finished the 2025-26 regular season averaging 18.7 points, 3.3 rebounds and 3.9 assists per game with the Wizards and Hawks while shooting 45.5% from the field, 37.5% from beyond the arc and 77.2% from the foul line. He's been in the NBA since 2013.
McCollum has played for the Portland Trail Blazers, New Orleans Pelicans, Wizards and Hawks. He holds career averages of 19.5 points, 3.6 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
McCollum, who has never been to the NBA Finals, won the 2015-16 Most Improved Player of the Year Award with the Blazers.
A native of Canton, Ohio, McCollum has buried 2,180 career three-pointers, the 16th most in NBA history. He is one of only seven players in NBA history to knock down more than 2,000 triples while shooting .395%-or-better from deep, joining Ray Allen, Stephen Curry, Buddy Hield, Kyle Korver, Reggie Miller and Klay Thompson.
The Hawks ranked dead last in the NBA in isolation scoring this season (0.80 points per possession), shooting only 37.6% overall on their lowly 4.8 attempts per game. Keeping McCollum will make Atlanta more lethal offensively next season.
