Lee agreed to an Exhibit 10 contract with Portland on Sept. 7, per Sean Highkin of The Rose Garden Report.
Hield recorded 19 points (7-18 FG, 5-13 3Pt), eight rebounds, two assists and two steals in 33 minutes during the Bahamas' 100-82 win over Panama in Monday's FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Dort recorded 25 points (8-13 FG, 4-9 3Pt, 5-6 FT), two rebounds, two assists and two steals in 27 minutes during Canada's 97-92 win over Argentina in Monday's FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Hansen recorded 15 points (7-11 FG, 1-2 3Pt), nine rebounds, one assist and two blocks in 20 minutes during China's 83-57 win over Qatar in Thursday's FIBA World Cup qualifier.
Sharpe suffered a torn meniscus in his right knee and is expected to miss six months, per Shams Charania of ESPN.
Newell will look to build upon his rookie campaign after averaging just 11.4 minutes across 44 regular-season appearances.
Nembhard will look to establish himself in Atlanta's backcourt after joining an organization with plenty of competition for guard minutes.
Ejiofor enters his rookie campaign after the Hawks selected him 23rd overall in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Flemings enters his rookie season after Atlanta selected him with the No. 8 overall pick in the 2026 NBA Draft.
Avdija's outlook remains bright despite Portland's acquisition of Ja Morant, according to Robert Ohman of Willamette Week.
We see teams sparked all the time by a key trade. That appears to be the case for the Atlanta Hawks, who endured a 2-9 stretch recently. Once Trae Young was officially traded the team came to life and has won three out of their last four games. Tonight is a chance to finish off their West Coast road trip on a positive note, against a Portland team that will be without Deni Avdija. Lay the number with the Hawks.
The Hawks have ruled out Kristaps Porzingis (Achilles) and Zaccharie Risacher (knee) for this game. They have both missed each of the previous three games, which resulted in Nickeil Alexander-Walker scoring at least 22 points each time. Across the last six games that Porzingis has missed, Alexander-Walker has averaged 26.3 points. Both the Hawks and the Trail Blazers rank inside the top eight in the league in pace of play, so between that and the Hawks being shorthanded, Alexander-Walker is in a favorable spot to hit this over.
