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UPDATE: The Hawks have officially announced the signing.
ROSTER UPDATE: We have signed @jay_morris30 to a multi-year contract! RETWEET to join us in welcoming him to the Club.#TrueToAtlanta pic.twitter.com/TRoUdJZGH2
— Atlanta Hawks (@ATLHawks) March 21, 2018
Per a report from the AJC’s Michael Cunningham, Jaylen Morris and the Atlanta Hawks have put ink to paper on a deal to keep Morris with the team past his second 10-day contract:
Hawks sign Jaylen Morris to multi year deal. Today was last day of second 10-day.
— Michael Cunningham (@MCunninghamAJC) March 21, 2018
Morris hasn’t played since March 11, when he suffered an ankle sprain against the Chicago Bulls that may well keep him out for the rest of the season. By signing him to a multi-year deal, the Hawks will retain his services over the summer and through training camp, where they can get a much better look at him.
Morris was due to become a free agent by the end of the day on Wednesday, but the team was happy enough with what he produced during his two 10-day contracts that they will sign him for the rest of the season with what is presumably a non-guaranteed second year in 2018-19. The term “multi-year deal” is technically true, though it can’t be longer than a two-year deal by the NBA’s salary cap rules, since the Hawks are over the cap and only have either the minimum or part of their room exception to give to Morris. Either way, the maximum length is two years. Even though Atlanta’s 2017-18 season is about to close, it still counts as an entire year on this contract.