The Hawks have signed guard Trent Forrest to a two-way contract, the team announced in a press release.
Forest, 24, is 6-foot-4 and went undrafted out of Florida State in 2020. He is the Seminoles’ all-time winningest player.
He spent his first two seasons with the Jazz, appearing in 60 games last year and averaging 3.3 points and 1.7 assists.
Forrest joins Chaundee Brown as the Hawks’ two-way players. Overall, they have 16 players under contract, including 13 with guaranteed standard deals.
Per the Hawks’ release:
After going undrafted in the 2020 NBA Draft, Forrest signed a two-way contract with the Jazz prior to the start of the 2020-21 season, and then again before the 2021-22 campaign. He signed a standard NBA contract on April 10, 2022. Over his two-year career, Forrest has seen action in 90 games (six starts), owning career averages of 3.1 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 11.9 minutes (.478 FG%, .851 FT%). He has also appeared in four postseason contests.
A product of Florida State, Forrest appeared in 137 games (69 starts) over his four-year collegiate career, tallying 8.3 points, 4.1 rebounds, 3.3 assists and 1.6 steals in 25.4 minutes (.462 FG%, .748 FT%). He finished his Seminole career as the all-time winningest player in program history with 104 wins, ranked third in total steals (224) and games played (137), while ranking fifth in total assists (455) and 10th in free throws made (336). The Chipley, Florida, native was selected to the 2019-20 All-ACC Second Team and All-ACC Defensive Team, while garnering All-ACC Academic Team honors in each year at Florida State (2017-20).
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