BREAKING: Atlanta Hawks Reportedly Sign Ex-Spurs Player

According to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski, the Atlanta Hawks are signing a recent Spurs player.

Mar 19, 2024; San Antonio, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs forward Dominick Barlow (26) talks with head coach Gregg Popovich in the first half against the Dallas Mavericks at Frost Bank Center. Mandatory Credit: Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports / Daniel Dunn-USA TODAY Sports

UPDATE: The deal is official.

We have signed forward Dominick Barlow to a two-way contract.

Details ⬇️ https://t.co/odaLakzVzb

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) July 30, 2024

Dominick Barlow is coming off his second season playing for the San Antonio Spurs.

He finished the year with averages of 4.4 points, 3.4 rebounds and 1.1 assists per contest while shooting 49.6% from the field and 33.3% from the three-point range in 33 games.

On Tuesday, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski reported that Barlow is signing a two-way deal with the Atlanta Hawks.

Via Wojnarowski: "Free agent F Dominick Barlow has agreed on a two-way deal with the Atlanta Hawks, Todd Ramasar of @lifesportsagency tells ESPN. He played 61 games with the Spurs the past two seasons."

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The move comes right after the Hawks waived Bruno Fernando.

Fernando is coming off a year where he averaged 6.3 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.0 assists per contest while shooting 58.3% from the field in 45 games.

Via The Hawks: "We have requested waivers on center Bruno Fernando."

We have requested waivers on center Bruno Fernando.

Read more ⬇️ https://t.co/fBGh0HQjTE

— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) July 30, 2024

Barlow has spent each of his two years in the NBA with the Spurs.

Last year, he averaged 21.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.6 blocks per contest while shooting 56.4% from the field in seven regular season (G League) games.

Free agent F Dominick Barlow has agreed on a two-way deal with the Atlanta Hawks, Todd Ramasar of @LifeSportsAGNCY tells ESPN. He played 61 games with the Spurs the past two seasons. pic.twitter.com/XIXPJDyQ7u

— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 30, 2024

The Hawks finished last season as the tenth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 36-46 record.

They lost to the Chicago Bulls in the play-in tournament, so they missed the NBA playoffs for the first time since the 2020 season.

May 12, 2024; Chicago, IL, USA; Atlanta Hawks general manager Landry Fields (right) and Mark Tatum Deputy commissioner of the NBA after the Hawks get the number one pick in the 2024 NBA Draft Lottery at McCormick Place West. Mandatory Credit: David Banks-USA TODAY Sports / David Banks-USA TODAY Sports

Meanwhile, the Spurs were the 14th seed in the Western Conference with a 22-60 record.

They missed the playoffs for the fifth straight season.