Hawks Extend Quin Snyder, Signaling Commitment to Continuity

The Atlanta Hawks and Quin Snyder have agreed to a multiyear contract extension, which marks a pair of extensions following the promotion of Onsi Saleh to president of basketball operations back on May 27. It signals that the organization is committed to continuity after a strong run this season.

Snyder has been with the Hawks since the 2022-23 season and led Atlanta to a 46-36 record and their first playoff appearance since their first season, where they eventually lost to the New York Knicks, but took them to six games as they try to go up 3-0 in the NBA Finals over the San Antonio Spurs.

And since then, the Knicks have won 13 straight since losing Game 3 to Atlanta.

Importantly, he kept things together following the Trae Young trade to the Washington Wizards in exchange for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert. The team won 19 of 24 regular season games following that trade. He is the first coach in league history to develop back-to-back Most Improved Player of the Year winners in Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Dyson Daniels.

To read more about the extension and what it means for Atlanta, here is the full story from Hawks Roundtable writer Ashish Mathur.

There will be some big decisions for him to make this offseason, notably, McCollum’s future as he becomes an unrestricted free agent at 34 years old. The front office will have to look at the value of veteran leadership over a younger core as they hold the No. 8 overall pick in the NBA draft, acquiring it via a trade with the New Orleans Pelicans.

But importantly, they’ll make these decisions with stability in the coaching staff and the front office as they look to build an ascending team filled with youth and reconstruct the roster around that core.