The Atlanta Hawks and CJ McCollum have agreed to a one-year, $21 million deal, according to Peachtree Hoops, keeping the veteran guard in Atlanta as the NBA club moves toward the draft and free agency with another backcourt decision settled.
Peachtree Hoops cited ESPN's Shams Charania for the agreement. The report also cited Jake Fischer for contract structure, saying the deal includes a 7.5% trade kicker and leaves Atlanta with McCollum's full Bird rights after next season.
Hawks Keep McCollum On One-Year Deal
The reported contract is short, expensive and useful in a very NBA way. It gives the Hawks another year of guard scoring and ball-handling without adding a longer guarantee for a player who turns 35 next season.
McCollum averaged 18.9 points per game on 56% true shooting over 41 regular-season games last season, according to the report. Peachtree Hoops also noted that he was more effective as a scorer late in the season after working his way into the Hawks' rotation.
The trade kicker is not just contract trivia. If McCollum is moved, that provision can matter in the accounting, while the full Bird rights give Atlanta a cleaner path to negotiate with him again after the one-year deal expires.
Atlanta Adds Flexibility Before Draft Week
The timing gives the Hawks one less immediate guard question before draft week. Peachtree Hoops noted that Atlanta owns the No. 8 pick, and the team's broader backcourt picture still includes draft and roster decisions that can change quickly once the market opens.
The report should not be confused with a full roster blueprint. It verifies the McCollum agreement, the one-year term, the $21 million figure, the trade kicker and the Bird-rights implication, but it does not settle Atlanta's draft plan, trade posture or next free-agent move.
For now, the concrete part is enough: McCollum is staying with the Hawks on a short-term deal that keeps scoring in place and preserves optionality, which is not glamorous but is often the point of these late-June NBA contracts.