Paul Millsap recently underwent a preventative procedure to reduce mild swelling in his right knee.

“After reviewing the options with Paul to treat his knee and provide him the best long-term care, we agreed, largely due to the time of year, that this was the best method and time to ensure his complete readiness for the start of the regular season,” President of Basketball Operations/Head Coach Mike Budenholzer said.

In an effort to maximize the benefit of the procedure, Millsap will progress through phases of rest and recovery before returning to full basketball activities over the next three weeks.

He will miss the first two preseason games and his status will be updated as appropriate.

The Atlanta Hawks have signed Will Bynum and Ryan Kelly to non-guaranteed camp contracts.

The Hawks will bring the maximum of 20 players to training camp on Sept. 26.

Bynum and Kelly each worked out recently for the Hawks.

Bynum was part of Tech’s 2004 run to the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament Final Four. Kelly was a second-round pick by the Lakers in 2013 out of Duke.

The Hawks will sign Richard Solomon to a non-guaranteed contract and the forward will join the team for training camp.

Solomon went undrafted out of the University of California in 2014 and signed to go to training camp with the Thunder. He was waived and spent the entire 2014-15 season with the Oklahoma City’s NBA Development League affiliate Blue. In 28 games, he averaged 8.5 points and 6.9 rebounds in 18 minutes.

Solomon played in Japan last season.

Dwight Howard was hospitalized after falling ill on a plane flight to Atlanta.

Howard had been on a 10-day promotional tour in China with shoe manufacturer Peak.

It is believed Howard was suffering from dehydration. Howard was released Monday morning.

Howard signed a three-year, $70.5 million contract with the Atlanta Hawks this summer.