The Hawks signed guard Chaundee Brown Jr. to a 10-day contract, the team announced Monday.

Earlier this season, Brown was with the Lakers where he appeared in two games on a two-way contract. He went undrafted in the 2021 NBA Draft but played in five games for the Lakers in the Las Vegas Summer League.

The 6-foot-5 Brown appeared in six games (all starts) with the South Bay Lakers of the NBA G League this season, averaging 17.0 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 33.3 minutes.

Brown will wear No. 45. He played collegiately at Wake Forest (2017-20) before transferring to Michigan (2020-21).

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