Saddiq Bey has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee.
Bey, who is a restricted free agent in the offseason, will miss the rest of the season.
Bey averaged 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in his first full season with the Atlanta Hawks.
Saddiq Bey has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee.
Bey, who is a restricted free agent in the offseason, will miss the rest of the season.
Bey averaged 13.7 points and 6.5 rebounds in his first full season with the Atlanta Hawks.
Atlanta Hawks forward Saddiq Bey left Sunday's loss vs the New Orleans Pelicans due to a hyperextended left knee. Postgame, Hawks coach Quin Snyder said he didn't have any update on how much time Bey might miss.
Atlanta is already playing without starters Trae Young and Jalen Johnson, and top frontcourt reserve Onyeka Okongwu.
Jalen Johnson will miss the Atlanta Hawks' game on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies with a sprained ankle.
X-rays on the ankle returned negative, with Johnson listed as day-to-day.
The Hawks also announced that Onyeka Okongwu has transitioned out of a walking boot and will be re-evaluated in 7-10 days.
The Charlotte Hornets have hired Dotun Akinwale as an assistant general manager under Jeff Peterson.
Akinwale was VP of player personnel with the Atlanta Hawks.
The Hornets recently hired Peterson to run their front office.
Trae Young was asked how he feels about trade rumors and potentially leaving the Atlanta Hawks. Young made it clear he wants to win, but that he wants to do it in Atlanta.
"For me, my whole vision was to always be here - like my whole goal is to win here," Young said. "Win championships, bring people here with me and build this, this championship here and dynasty here. But who knows? Like it's year six now and who knows? Like, for me, I want that."
Young was asked to clarify that he wants to stay with the Hawks, and he confirmed that desire.
"Yeah, I mean, yeah, you've heard it from the source, like I wanna win but that's what you've heard too. Like I just wanna win," Young answered. "So that's, that's in Atlanta. That's, that's where I wanna be, that's where I envision myself being. But that's, that's it. That's it."
Patty Mills has agreed to sign with the Miami Heat for the remainder of the season.
Mills was recently waived by the Atlanta Hawks after appearing in 19 games.
The Heat also signed Delon Wright following a buyout this season.
Dylan Windler signed a Two-Way contract with the Atlanta Hawks on Monday, reported Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN.
The 27-year-old was waived by the Lakers on Saturday and has appeared in 11 games this season.
The Atlanta Hawks are waiving guard Patty Mills. The Hawks acquired Mills from the Oklahoma City Thunder, after the Thunder had acquired Mills from the Brooklyn Nets in a salary-clearing trade.
In a limited role with Atlanta, Mills has averaged 2.7 points in 10.6 minutes per game across 19 appearances.
With the open roster sport, the Hawks will convert Trent Forrest from his two-way deal to a standard contract. Forrest maximized his allowed 50 NBA games while on his two-way contract recently. He's been ineligible to play since.
Forrest has appeared in 43 games with Atlanta while on two-way contracts each of the last two seasons.
Trae Young will be out at least four weeks as he's set to undergo surgery on the fifth finger of his left hand.
Young has a tear of the radial collateral ligament.
Young made the All-Star Game this season and is averaging 26.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 10.8 assists for the Atlanta Hawks.
The Hawks are currently the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Brooklyn Nets.
Onyeka Okongwu will miss at least two more weeks due to a left big toe sprain. Okongwu has missed Atlanta's last two games due to the injury.
Prior to the injury, Okongwu was starting in place of Clint Capela, who was dealing with a left adductor strain. Okongwu had started five consecutive games before getting hurt on February 12 against the Chicago Bulls.