Relief for Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot! The Frenchman is guaranteed to have a guaranteed contract until the end of the season. The 26-year-old French international winger signed an unsecured one-season contract with the Atlanta Hawks last September. The 2021 Olympic vice-champion was therefore one of 21 NBA players who feared January 10, the deadline by which the franchises could part with, or not, their unsecured players. Finally, he learned this Friday that he was indeed retained by the Georgia franchise until the end of the season (like Gary Payon II at Golden State, Avery Bradley at the Lakers or Dennis Smith Jr in Portland). Good news for “TLC”, which is starting to make its mark on the Hawks. Since December 1, the Cannois has been in Atlanta’s major five, and he even scored a card on December 6, with 23 points (7/14 to 3pts) against Minnesota, three points off his career record. This night, against the Lakers, he was however less successful, with a sad 0 out of 5 on shots in 23 minutes.
Atlanta struggles this season
On average, this season, Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot is running at 4.4 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.8 assists in 14 minutes and 25 games played, including 11 as a starter. But the franchise led by Trae Young, finalist of the Eastern Conference last year, struggles, and occupies only twelfth place with 17 wins for 21 losses. Atlanta is already the fifth franchise for Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot, drafted in 24th position by Philadelphia in 2016. He played 121 games for the 76ers, before being sent to Oklahoma City in 2018 where he played 21 games, before being “traded” again for Chicago. The Frenchman wore the Bulls jersey 29 times, then signed free with the Brooklyn Nets in 2019, where he played 105 games, before moving to Atlanta this summer, where he signed for $ 1.9 million.-
