The Atlanta Hawks made a pair of procedural moves on Tuesday morning. Per reports from ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski and Tim Bontemps, the club picked up options on center Onyeka Okongwu and forward Jalen Johnson. Both moves were essentially a given, as the team has no reason to be motivated to move on from either player.
The Hawks are also picking up Jalen Johnson’s third-year option, sources told ESPN. Johnson was the 20th pick in the 2021 NBA Draft out of Duke, and should have a larger role in Atlanta’s rotation this season.