{
  "id": 5300054,
  "title": "Hawks Eye 2027 Free Agency With Massive Cap Space Ready",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/hawks-eye-2027-free-agency-with-massive-cap-space-ready",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/hawks-eye-2027-free-agency-100000884.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Atlanta Hawks are positioning themselves to be a strong contender in the 2027 free agency market due to their substantial cap space. By the 2027-2028 season, the team will have nine guaranteed contracts totaling $121,871,676, including players like Jalen Johnson ($30,000,000), Dyson Daniels ($25,000,000), Onyeka Okongwu ($16,880,000), Nickeil Alexander-Walker ($15,161,800), Corey Kispert ($13,025,000), Aaron Wiggins ($8,168,226), and Kingston Flemings ($7,716,120). The team also possesses a full allotment of draft picks, further enhancing their appeal to free agents. However, the current roster poses challenges, as Kispert ($27 million) is considered a difficult asset to trade, while Buddy Hield ($9.6 million) has an expiring contract. The front office must carefully manage their contracts and potentially make tough decisions to create space for big-name free agents like Nikola Jokic.",
  "summary": "The Atlanta Hawks could have huge cap space by 2027. See the guaranteed contracts and top targets like Nikola Jokic in this early look.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}