JANUARY 17, 10:13am: The Hawks have officially signed Williams to a two-way contract, as expected, the club confirmed in a press release.
JANUARY 14, 4:13pm: The Hawks have requested waivers on Culver, the team announced in a press release.
JANUARY 14, 1:16pm: Free agent swingman Donovan Williams is set to sign a two-way deal with the Hawks, sources inform Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). To make room, Atlanta will waive two-way shooting guard Jarrett Culver. Point guard Trent Forrest remains with the Hawks in the team’s other two-way slot.
Williams is currently with the Brooklyn’s NBAGL Long Island affiliate. The UNLV alum had been averaging 15.6 PPG for the Long Island Nets this year, per Charania.
According to Lauren L. Williams of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Twitter link), the Hawks view Williams as more of a project, but one possessing potentially higher upside than Culver. John Hollinger of The Athletic tweets that Williams showed what he was capable of during this season’s G League Winter Showcase, when he had two of his best games of the season.
In 10 games with the Hawks, including one start, Culver averaged 4.4 PPG and 3.8 RPG in just 13.7 MPG. The 23-year-old out of Texas Tech will now look to join his fourth NBA team in as many seasons, following prior stints with the Timberwolves and Grizzlies.
6th pick…
Culver is one of the worst top 10 picks in recent memory.
The NBA is full of top 10 picks who stink, Kevin Knox, James wiseman (jury still out but not looking good) hello, Culver, Jaxson Hayes, and cam reddish were all in the top 10 that year …
Another DRAFT BUST by the Timberpuppies !!
The Timberwolves also picked Jaylen Nowell in 2019 with the 43rd overall pick. He’s already a valuable role player and may yet develop into more than that. That’s a win at 43. Credit where credit is due.