These will all reportedly be training camp signings.
The Hawks made a trio of moves over the past few days — two of them announced by the team by press release on Thursday afternoon.
First, the College Park Skyhawks traded for the rights to Daeqwon Plowden back on September 5, sending to the Santa Cruz Warriors Rob Baker II, who spent the last season with both the Skyhawks and in Las Vegas with the Hawks’ Summer League team.
Plowden has played in the G League for two different teams across the last two season, but signed to a two-way deal earlier this summer with the Golden State Warriors. The Warriors have now waived him to sign their draftee Quinten Post, paving the way for the Hawks to bring Plowden aboard.
Plowden is 6-foot-5 two-way wing who can both fill up the scoring column and fly around and make stops on defense. He averaged 11.9 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists for the Osceola Magic in 49 combined contests last year in the G League.
Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that his team is an Exhibit 10 deal — a nonguaranteed deal that is likely to have him ultimately land with the Skyhawks.
This is an Exhibit 10 deal, according to a person familiar with the situation. https://t.co/7Y5J7c0Gbh
— Lauren L. Williams (@WilliamsLaurenL) September 26, 2024
Jordan Bowden should be somewhat familiar to Hawks fans. He was a key member down the stretch of the 2023-24 season for the College Park Skyhawks after beginning the year with the Maine Celtics, and he also joined the Hawks in Las Vegas for the five-game campaign this summer. In 16 games with the Skyhawks last season, Bowden averaged 17.2 points, 3.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game while shooting 50% from the field and 48% from three.
Cyro Asseo of HoopsHype reports his deal also has Exhibit 10 language:
The Atlanta Hawks and Jordan Bowden have agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal, league sources told @hoopshype.
Bowden recently played for the CEBL’s Montreal Alliance, and averaged 17.4 PPG, 4.5 RPG, 3.1 APG.
He played last year for the Maine Celtics and College Park Skyhawks. pic.twitter.com/AeGKrAbwk9
— Cyro Asseo (@CyroAsseo) September 25, 2024
Joirdon Nicholas went undrafted in 2023 but spent the season with the South Bay Lakers of the G League and the Zonkeys of Tijuana of the Mexican CIBACOPA league showcasing his basketball talent. A 6-foot-9 forward, Nicholas profiles as more of a rebounder and defensive specialist as opposed to a scorer.
The release from the Atlanta Hawks:
The Atlanta Hawks have signed guard/forward Jordan Bowden and forward Joirdon (JOR-dihn) Nicholas, the team announced today. Per team policy, terms of the agreements were not disclosed.
Bowden (BAU-dihn) owns four years of NBA G League experience, most recently appearing in 16 games (11 starts) with the College Park Skyhawks during the 2023-24 season, registering 17.2 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals in 31.3 minutes (.495 FG%, .482 3FG%, .733 FT%). In his first game as a member of the Skyhawks on Feb. 12, he connected on 5-6 from three-point range, tying the franchise record for most triples in a player’s debut with the club. Over the course of his NBA G League career, he has seen action in 114 games (59 starts), averaging 13.1 points, 3.6 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 28.6 minutes (.436 FG%, .348 3FG%, .749 FT%).
The 6-5 guard/forward, who has international playing experience with Nancy Basket (France) and Montreal Alliance (Canada), was a member of Atlanta’s NBA 2K25 Summer League team, appearing in three games (one start), notching 13.3 points, 3.7 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 steals in 25.8 minutes.
Bowden enjoyed a four-year collegiate career at Tennessee (2016-20), finishing ranked 24th on the Vols’ all-time scoring list (1,365) and one of only four players in program history to total over 1,000 points, 450 rebounds and 250 assists.
Nicholas, who went undrafted in the 2023 NBA Draft, spent the 2023-24 season with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League. He appeared in 39 games (16 starts), averaging 8.2 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.3 assists in 19.0 minutes. In a win over Ontario on Dec. 10, Nicholas recorded 13 points, 13 rebounds, two assists, two steals and four blocks in 30 minutes, marking his first of four double-doubles during the 2023-24 campaign.
He also appeared in 19 games (three starts) with Zonkeys de Tijuana (Mexico) during the 2023-24 season, tallying 10.0 points, 6.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 19.7 minutes (.414 FG%, .647 FT%).
The Pearland, Texas, native appeared in 131 collegiate games (71 starts), across a five-year career suiting up for Montana (2017-18), Stephen F. Austin (2018-19) and Texas Southern (2020-23). Over those five seasons, Nicholas notched 8.4 points and 5.8 rebounds in 20.0 minutes (.534 FG%). The 6-9 forward earned All-SWAC Second Team honors in 2022-23, after leading the conference in total rebounds (257) and rebounds per game (8.9).