Hawks to sign 6-foot-9 wing to two-way contract

The Hawks are filling their open two-way slot by signing Jacob Toppin, The Stein Line contributor Jake Fischer tweets.

Toppin became a free agent when the Knicks waived him on Sunday. The 6’9″ Toppin made 16 appearances for New York this season but his minutes were limited. The second-year forward averaged 0.4 points and 0.7 boards across 3.1 minutes per game.

Toppin posted big numbers for the NBA G League Westchester Knicks. In 11 regular season games, the younger brother of Pacers forward Obi Toppin averaged 25.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 4.1 assists, 0.8 blocks and 0.7 steals per contest.

Toppin went undrafted out of Kentucky in 2023 and had a two-way deal with the Knicks for much of last season. New York re-signed him on a two-way deal in August.

Toppin can be active for as many as 12 games the remainder of the Hawks’ regular season.

Atlanta created an opening to sign another two-way player by elevating Dominick Barlow to the 15-man roster on a standard, two-year contract. The Hawks opened a spot on the 15-man roster by terminating Kevon Harris’10-day deal.

Tuesday night is the deadline for teams to sign two-way players.