Hawks Waive Jacob Toppin

The Hawks have waived forward Jacob Toppin, who was on a two-way contract, according to the official transaction log at NBA.com (hat tip to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype).

The news is obviously unfortunate for Toppin but not surprising. The 25-year-old underwent season-ending right shoulder surgery last Monday to repair a torn labrum he suffered in a G League game with the College Park Skyhawks.

All two-way deals are non-guaranteed until the league-wide guarantee date of January 10 (the last day to waive a non-guaranteed salary before it becomes guaranteed is January 7). Two-way contracts also don’t count against the salary cap.

Atlanta now has a two-way vacancy in addition to a open standard roster spot, notes Brad Rowland of Locked On Hawks (via Twitter). As our tracker shows, the Nets are currently the only other NBA team with a two-way opening.

Toppin hasn’t played much in the NBA to this point in his career, making 31 total appearances for a total of 131 minutes (4.2 minutes per game). He appeared in five games for Atlanta in ’25/26, averaging just 3.4 MPG.

While his NBA role has been very modest, Toppin has been a productive contributor in the G League. In five games with College Park this season, he filled the stat sheet, averaging 18.0 points, 10.4 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.0 steal and 1.2 blocks in 31.0 minutes per contest, with a shooting slash line of .480/.357/.600.