The Atlanta Hawks almost gave big man Justin Tillman a chance at fulfilling his dream of playing in the NBA. They did give him a ten-day contract during the height of the Covid-19 crisis that hit the Hawks around Christmas.
The Nuggets have waived forward/center Justin Tillman, per the NBA transactions log. Tillman, 26, is 6-foot-8 and a native of Detroit. He went undrafted out of VCU and has yet to play in the NBA.
The Atlanta Hawks have one roster spot remaining and a number of players willing to fill that spot. They signed Chris Silva to a training camp deal, as well as traded Justin Tillman as the first part of a deal to get Silva’s G League returning player rights.
The Atlanta Hawks G League affiliate the College Park Skyhawks are going to have a completely different playing list for next season. Cat Barber has gone overseas to play, Justin Tillman has signed a deal with the Denver Nuggets, and A.J.
The Atlanta Hawks G League affiliate the College Park Skyhawks are starting to develop a decent core group of players. Their trade over the offseason where they sent the returning rights for Justin Tillman to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Nuggets have officially signed center/forward Justin Tillman, according to the NBA transactions log. Along with that, the Grand Rapids Gold announced they had acquired Tillman’s returning player rights.
Free agent forward/center Justin Tillman has agreed to a contract with the Nuggets, agent Daniel Hazan told Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports. Tillman, 26, is 6-foot-8 and a native of Detroit.
The Atlanta Hawks lost their first summer league game against the Utah Jazz. Unfortunately, we did not get to see their first-round pick AJ Griffin due to a lingering injury which will hopefully not keep him out of Summer League.