Atlanta Hawks

Dejounte Murray and the Atlanta Hawks have agreed in principal on a four-year contract extension worth up to $120 million, agent Rich Paul told ESPN.  The deal can’t be formally signed until Friday but once completed will see Murray bypass free agency next summer and instead lock in with the Hawks for five years and $138 million total, including this season. The final year of the contract, the 2027-28 season, will be a player option.  Murray, 26, averaged 20.5 points, 6.1 assists, 5.3 rebounds and 1.5 steals in 74 games (all starts) in his first season with the Hawks.