Chunk of change for the big man.
After signing Kevon Harris to a 10-day contract, news has broken of the Hawks making another standard roster signing. Per Shams Charania of ESPN, Dominick Barlow will be earning himself a full contract:
The Atlanta Hawks are converting two-way forward Dominick Barlow to a two-year standard NBA contract, his agent Todd Ramasar of Life Sports Agency told ESPN. Barlow is in his third NBA season after spending the last two years in San Antonio. pic.twitter.com/6FcdQPrOhr
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) March 2, 2025
There are a couple of curious notes for this signing report, however. First, since the Harris signing was made official yesterday, the Hawks currently cannot offer Barlow a standard contract without also waiving someone. We’ll have to wait to hear of a corresponding waiver action.
Second, the Hawks and Barlow’s camp would have to both agree to the multi-year deal. Therefore, this is not a unilateral two-way contract conversion as that could only run until the conclusion of this season.
For Barlow, it’s a reward for his play with both the Hawks and the College Park Skyhawks.
He’s appeared in 18 games for Atlanta putting up modest numbers as a deep big man option, but with College Park, he has averaged 19.6 points on 59% shooting and 8.5 rebounds per game.
Barlow is just 21 years old, so it’s a chance for Atlanta to lock down the project big man for the future.