Saddiq Bey is coming off a year in which he played 63 games with the Atlanta Hawks.
He finished the season averaging 13.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game while shooting 41.6 percent from the field and 31.6 percent from three-point range.
Wednesday evening, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski Bay is reportedly set to sign with the Washington Wizards.
Via Wojnarowski: “Free agent F Saddiq Bey has agreed to a three-year, $20 million contract with the Washington Wizards. His agents, James Dunleavy and Jordan Gertler, said in a statement. Excel Basketball Tell that to ESPN.”
Via Wojnarowski: “Bey, who is recovering from a torn ACL, averaged 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in 63 games with the Atlanta Hawks before his knee injury. The 25-year-old Washington, D.C., native is a good long-term fit for the rebuilding Wizards.”
Bey, who is recovering from a torn ACL, averaged 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in 63 games with the Atlanta Hawks before his knee injury. The 25-year-old Washington, D.C., native is a long-term prospect for the rebuilding Wizards.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 11, 2024
Bey is a graduate of Villanova University and was the 19th pick in the 2020 NBA Draft.
In 292 regular season games with the Detroit Pistons (and Hawks), his career averages are 14.1 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game while shooting 40.8% from the field and 35.2% from three-point range.
He also appeared in six NBA playoff games.
Meanwhile, the Wizards are coming off a 15-67 season that placed them 14th in the Eastern Conference.
They haven't made the NBA playoffs since the 2021 season, when Russell Westbrook and Bradley Beal were still on the team.
That being said, the Wizards have some intriguing players (and assets).
