The Atlanta Hawks have waived forward Chris Silva, per sources. Silva, 27, went undrafted out of South Carolina in 2019. The 6-foot-8 wing signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Miami Heat. Ahead of the 2019-20 season, his training camp deal with Miami was converted into a two-way contract. In 44 games off the bench […] The post Hawks waive forward Chris Silva appeared first on … [Read more...] about Hawks waive forward Chris Silva
John Collins on Hawks: ‘My growth in Atlanta was being stunted’
In July, John Collins was traded by the Atlanta Hawks to the Utah Jazz for Rudy Gay and a 2026 second-round draft pick, and now the 6-foot-9 forward feels his growth “was being stunted” in A-Town. “ATL…..I know….. I took my time with this one. But this one definitely stung,” Collins posted on Instagram. “Being thrown into this fire as […] The post John Collins on Hawks: ‘My … [Read more...] about John Collins on Hawks: ‘My growth in Atlanta was being stunted’
Hawks re-sign guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract
The Atlanta Hawks have re-signed guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract, per sources. Forrest, 25, went undrafted out of Florida State University in 2020. The 6-foot-4 guard inked a two-way contract with the Utah Jazz in November 2020. In 30 games off the bench of his rookie 2020-21 NBA season, Forrest averaged 2.9 points, […] The post Hawks re-sign guard Trent Forrest to a … [Read more...] about Hawks re-sign guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract
NBA to allow back-to-back resting for players at least 35 years old or career workloads of 35,000 regular-season minutes
The NBA plans to allow pre-approved designated back-to-back allowances for players who are 35 years old on opening night or have career workloads of 34,000 regular-season minutes or 1,000 regular-season and playoff games combined. Prior to the 2017-18 season, the NBA first implemented a player resting policy (PRP) for all 30 teams. Since 2017, teams […] The post NBA to allow … [Read more...] about NBA to allow back-to-back resting for players at least 35 years old or career workloads of 35,000 regular-season minutes
Former Clippers star Lou Williams: ‘NBA Sixth Man Award should be named after Crawford, Ginobili if not me’
Former Los Angeles Clippers star Lou Williams won NBA Sixth Man of the Year three times (2015, 2018, 2019) in his 17-year playing career, and the retired 6-foot-1 guard believes the award should be named after him. If not himself, Williams was thinking Jamal Crawford or NBA Hall of Famer Manu Ginobili. Of course, Crawford […] The post Former Clippers star Lou Williams: ‘NBA … [Read more...] about Former Clippers star Lou Williams: ‘NBA Sixth Man Award should be named after Crawford, Ginobili if not me’