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2025 Free Agents - Mouhamed Gueye

Gueye was drafted 39th by the Hawks in 2023, as a pretty raw prospect that didn't really start playing basketball until he was around 16 years old. He has good size for a big at 6'10" with a 7'3" wingspan, and moves well for his size. He has a clean looking jumper, and some skills to either face up and shoot over defenders or put the ball on the floor and go by them. He has a high motor on the offensive glass and can get putbacks. Defensively, Gueye doesn't get as many blocks as you would think for someone with his size. He needs to improve his rotational awareness on defense, as he's often late to help. He has some lateral mobility but probably not enough to defend on the perimeter at the NBA level. Gueye is an interesting player given the flashes of skill he has already shown, his physical measurements, and his potential for improvement based on how new he is to the game. He barely played at all as a rookie in '23-'24, getting just 56 minutes of non-garbage time across three games. He also didn't play much in the G-League either, so he still has to prove he can be productive at the pro level.

Summary

Gueye's $2.2 million salary for 2025-2026 is non-guaranteed, and if he is waived he will become an unrestricted free agent and the Hawks will have no form of Bird rights on him. If he is waived, teams could claim him off waivers, but would need to fit his salary within cap space or an exception to do so, as his contract doesn't fit within the minimum salary exception as it was a four-year contract. If Gueye becomes a free agent, other teams will have multiple ways to sign him as even teams without cap space could use any of the Non-Taxpayer MLE, Room MLE, Taxpayer MLE, or Bi-Annual Exception to sign him. If Gueye is waived and clears waivers, his value will likely have dropped low enough that he would only have offers for the minimum.

Cap Considerations

Bruno Fernando (1 year minimum, non-guaranteed 2024) Charles Bassey (1 year minimum, 2024) Kai Jones (1 year minimum, non-guaranteed, 2024)

Player/Contract Comparison

Potential Teams: Hawks, Pelicans, Clippers, Suns, Knicks

Predicted Contract: 1-year, $2.3 million (non-guaranteed) with the Hawks

Last updated: 9/29/2024

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