Kevin Huerter Discusses New Contract Extension With Hawks

Yesterday Kevin Huerter hit another buzzer-beater, only this time the last-second shot took place off the court. Just before the 6:00 pm deadline for contract extensions, news broke of his agreement with the Atlanta Hawks on a contract extension. The deal is for four years, $65 million.

Today, reporters were able to catch up with 'Red Velvet' at practice. Huerter told Chris Kirschner of The Athletic that he was prepared to enter restricted free agency next summer, even though that wasn't something he wanted to do. When speaking with Kirschner, Huerter put his new contract into perspective:

Kevin Huerter: "The NBA does a good job of making $100 million seem like not a lot of money. To the rest of the world, my friends, my peers, my family, even $1 million is a lot of money. I tried to keep that in perspective throughout the whole thing. It's life-changing money."
— Chris Kirschner (@ChrisKirschner) October 19, 2021

The 2018 first-round draft pick heaped praise upon the organization that drafted him when speaking with Sarah K. Spencer of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Huerter was quoted as saying, "We signed a lot of people to a lot of money this offseason… As players, it speaks a lot. They kind of put their money where their mouth was."

Naturally, Huerter's teammates had to give him a rough time today. Huerter jokingly reminded them that there are a lot of people within the organization who are still receiving bigger paychecks than him.

I asked Kevin Huerter how his teammates reacted to his contract extension:

"A lot of jokes today, obviously. I had to remind a lot of people in the building they've got a lot more money than I do... Everybody's obviously happy. We've got a good group here."
— Sarah K. Spencer (@sarah_k_spence) October 19, 2021

It's great that Huerter and the Hawks can put all of the uncomfortable contract negotiations behind them and focus on the season. The Hawks host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, October 21. Stay locked into AllHawks.com as keep you updated with breaking news and analysis.

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