Hawks cut former first-round pick, add G League player

Free-agent swingman Donovan Williams is set to ink a two-way deal with the Hawks, sources inform Shams Charania of The Athletic. To make room, Atlanta will cut 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 NBA G League Long Island affiliate. The UNLV alum had been averaging 15.6 points per game for the Long Island Nets this year, per Charania.

Per Lauren L. Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, the Hawks view Williams as more of a project, but one possessing potentially higher upside than Culver. John Hollinger of The Athletic notes that Williams showed what he was capable during this season’s G League Showcase.

In 10 games with the Hawks, including one start, Culver averaged 4.4 points and 3.8 rebounds, during just 13.7 minutes per contest. 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.