After Jeremy Lin was officially waived by the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, there was much speculation about the future of the backup point guard position. Lin had served in a particularly important role as a veteran presence off the bench behind rookie sensation Trae Young, but it was unclear what general manager Travis Schlenk and his staff would do after Lin asked for and received a buyout from the team this week. The answer arrived Wednesday in the form of Jaylen Adams’ conversion from his Two-Way contract:
The Atlanta Hawks are converting the two-way contract of rookie guard Jaylen Adams into a regular NBA deal, league sources tell ESPN.