The Hawks have made one more transaction towards their (up to) 18-man roster for the 2025-26 season, and this one is a familiar name. Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution broke the news of Keaton Wallace signing an outstanding qualifying offer for a two-way contract:
Per league source, Keaton Wallace has signed his 2-way option.
— Lauren L. Williams (@WilliamsLaurenL) July 18, 2025
With the injury to Kobe Bufkin last season, Wallace was thrust into a role as, at times, the backup point guard to Trae Young. He appeared in 31 games last season, starting
five, including being part of a couple of big wins.
His first career start was a game against the Boston Celtics without Young when he played 32 minutes, helping the Hawks knocked off the defending champions in a pivotal NBA Cup group game. In a January game against the Chicago Bulls, Wallace poured in a career-high 27 points when he and Daeqwon Plowden powered the injured Hawks to a road win.
In the final regular season game of the season, he recorded a triple-double with 15 assists, one of just eight players to do so last season:
Players to record a 15-assist triple-double this season:
— Wes (@bloghawk) April 13, 2025
Nikola Jokic
Giannis Antetokounmpo
LeBron James
Cade Cunningham
Russell Westbrook
Josh Giddey
RJ Barrett
and now Keaton Wallace
That game also made him the only player in franchise history to log at least 15 points, 15 assists, 10 rebounds and 5 steals in a single contest.
Those box score explosions were, of course, few and far between, as he averaged 5.4 points and 2.6 assist per game in 2024-25. But he’s a player who simply knows his role as an on-ball guard defender and shooter when needed.
Welcome back, Keaton Wallace!
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