The Hawks will place veteran guard Patty Mills on waivers, sources tell Shams Charania of The Athletic.
Mills, 35, was traded thrice final July earlier than winding up in Atlanta. He has appeared in simply 19 video games this season and hasn’t performed since February 7. In his fifteenth NBA season, Mills is averaging 2.7 factors, 1.1 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 10.6 minutes per night time, however he’s capturing 38.2% from three-point vary, so he might have worth for a contending crew looking for an skilled shooter.
Assuming Mills is waived earlier than Friday, he will likely be eligible to look within the playoffs if he indicators with one other membership by the tip of the season. He has a $6.8M expiring contract, so the Hawks gained’t owe him any cash past this season.
The Hawks will use the open roster spot to transform two-way guard Trent Forrest to a typical NBA contract, Charania tweets. The transfer will make Forrest eligible to play once more as he had already reached his 50-game restrict as a two-way participant, though he has solely appeared in 20 video games, averaging 2.0 factors, 1.3 rebounds and a couple of.1 assists in 10.5 minutes per night time off Atlanta’s bench.
Forrest, 25, is in his second season with Atlanta after signing a two-way cope with the crew in the summertime of 2022. Previous to that, he performed two years in Utah.
The Hawks now have a full 15-man roster and a two-way opening that may be crammed via March 4.