Hawks sign former Spurs inside star with training camp contract, he has a chance to get a formal contract

The Atlanta Hawks officially announced that the team has signed Charles Bassey, an inside player who was previously in free agency. According to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reporter Lauren Williams, what he received from the Hawks was a training camp contract containing Exhibit 10, and he also had the opportunity to win the opportunity to stay in the team through training camp and preseason.

Bassie was born in October 2000. He is 24 years old, 208cm tall and weighs 104kg. He is an inside player from Western Kentucky University selected by the Philadelphia 76ers in the 53rd pick in the second round in the 2021 NBA Draft. In addition to the 76ers, Bassi also played for the San Antonio Spurs in the NBA. So far, Bassi has played 113 games in the NBA regular season, averaging 11.1 minutes per game, averaging 4.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.9 blocks, and 0.8 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. He has shot 63.1% from the field, 23.1% from three-point shooting percentage and 64.8% from free throws.

In the NBA regular season last season, Bassie played 36 games for the Spurs in 82 games, averaging 10.4 minutes per game, averaging 4.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 0.5 assists, 0.4 steals and 0.8 blocks, and 0.6 turnovers and 1.4 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 58.1% and a free throw percentage of 63.6%. In the previous NBA summer league, Bassie played 3 times in total for the Boston Celtics. In 21.3 minutes of playing time, Bassie could score 15.3 points, 11 rebounds, 0.3 assists, 0.7 steals and 2 blocks. It also included 4 frontcourt rebounds, 1.7 turnovers and 1.7 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 70.4% and a free throw percentage of 100%. In fact, Bassi's personal ability is not bad, and he can also play a decisive role in some games. But the problem is that his injury is too serious, and his attendance rate is too bad, which has greatly affected his development.

Although under normal circumstances, players with Exhibit 10 training camp contracts are difficult to stay in the team, this may not be the case for Passi. Currently, the Hawks' lineup contains 11 players holding guarantee contracts, and the amount of guarantee in Vic Krejci's contract is also very high, which means that the Hawks can also give 3 non-guarantee contracts. In addition to Pasir, the Hawks' lineup also includes Caleb Houstan, Mouhamed Gueye and N’Faly Dante, who hold non-guaranteed contracts. It seems that the five of them will launch an attack on the last 2-3 contracts. In fact, Bassi had received a contract from European teams before, but in the end he did not sign with European teams, which also shows that he is very confident about returning to the NBA arena.