LAS VEGAS —
The Hawks took a gamble on Antonius Cleveland.
Now it’s time to see if it paid off.
Cleveland signed two 10-day contracts with the Hawks late last season even though he could not play while recovering from surgery on his left ankle. Following the expiration of the second 10-day contract, the Hawks signed the guard to a non-guaranteed multi-year contract. At the time, the Hawks thought of Cleveland as a long-term project with much work to do this summer.
The fruits of that labor is about to be made known.
Cleveland returned from injury to play in four games with the Hawks at the end of last season.