The Hawks cut off the brother of the forward player, and he has to play in the NBA Development League next?

According to Kevin Chouinard, the Atlanta Hawks official website reporter, the team has cut off striker Kobe Johnson. In addition to cutting Johnson, the Hawks also cut backfielder Lamont Butler and inside player Malik Williams who had just signed. Among them, Johnson was the player signed by the team a few weeks ago with a training camp contract containing the Exhibit 10 clause.

Johnson was born in January 2003, with a height of 198cm and a weight of 91kg. He was the undraft in this year's NBA draft. In the NCAA last year, Johnson transferred from USC to UCLA. He made a total of 34 appearances in the NCAA field, averaging 29 minutes per game, averaging 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists, 1.6 steals and 0.3 blocks, and 1.5 turnovers and 2.9 fouls. He shot 46.4%, three-point shooting percentage 36.2%, and free throw shooting percentage 70.4%. Although Johnson performed poorly on the offensive end, even worse than when he played in USC in previous seasons, he still maintained sufficient competitiveness on the defensive end. He was shortlisted for the Big Ten League's best defensive team, and he was shortlisted for the Pac 12 League's best defensive team twice in 2023 and 2024, and his defensive ability is obvious to all.

Previously, Johnson also represented the Hawks in the NBA Summer League. He played 4 games in the summer league, averaging 18.6 minutes per game, averaging 9 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1.5 steals, 2 turnovers and 2.2 fouls, shooting percentage of 53.8%, three-point shooting percentage of 33.3% and free throw shooting percentage of 62.5%. Johnson's performance during the summer league was actually quite good. Not only did he show strong personal abilities on the defensive end and prove that he is a reliable defender, but his performance on the offensive end was beyond everyone's expectations. It seems that his scoring ability is not that bad.

It is worth mentioning that Kobe Johnson has a special identity, and his brother is Jalen Johnson, the Hawks' forward star. However, it seems that this special identity still cannot help Kobe Johnson get a quota for a team. If nothing unexpected happens, Kobe Johnson will appear in the lineup of the Hawks' NBA Development League team, University Park Skyhawks. With Johnson's performance during the summer league, we will also look forward to his performance in the NBA Development League. If he can show enough competitiveness in the NBA Development League, he should have a good chance of appearing in the NBA.