Mike Scott is staying.
The Hawks agreed to a three-year, $10 million contract with the restricted free agent forward Friday night. The deal is for two years guaranteed plus a team option.
The 2012 second-round draft pick received a qualifying offer from the Hawks earlier this summer. Scott was free to sign an offer sheet from any team with the Hawks holding the right to match any contract. It didn’t come to that.
“Glad to be back,” Scott tweeted Friday night with the hashtag #404.
The 26-year-old Scott had a breakout year with the Hawks in his sophomore campaign. He averaged 9.6 points and 3.6 rebounds 18.5 minutes per game last season. He appeared in 80 games, including six starts, last season as he became a regular part of the rotation. He finished with a .479 field goal percentage. He was 62-for- 200 (.310) from 3-point range after attempting just one long-range shot as a rookie.
Scott averaged 9.4 points and 2.6 rebounds for the Hawks in the first-round Eastern Conference playoff series against the Pacers. His performance included a memorable 20-point effort in a Game 5 win in Indiana when Scott went 5-for-6 from 3-point range. He went 5-for-5 from 3-point range in the Hawks’ decisive 41-point second quarter.
The Hawks will have 14 players under contract. They also have reached agreements with Shelvin Mack and Kent Bazemore on deals that have yet to be signed. Mack agreed to a three-year, $9.7 million deal as a restricted free agent last week.
Scott said he wanted to return to Atlanta during his exit interview following the season in May.
“I’m just going to leave that to the GM and the coaching staff but of course I want to come back,” Scott said at the time.
The Hawks selected Scott with the 43rd overall pick in 2012 out of Virginia. He averaged 4.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in 40 games as a rookie. He increased his shooting range in his second season with the 3-point shot becoming a weapon. In several games he was the first player off the bench.
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