The Atlanta Hawks moved closer to trimming their roster down to the required amount of 15 players. They cut former Georgia Tech player Isma'il Muhammad and last year's second round draft pick Keith Benson. The Hawks currently have 17 players on the roster, they have until October 29th to cut two more.
Muhammad didn't even get to play in the Hawks first preseason game against the Miami Heat. In the last game against the Spurs, Muhammad scored one point and didn't impress coach Drew enough to stick around.
Like Muhammad, Benson didn't play against the Heat either. He did play against the Spurs, and unlike Muhammad, Benson had a good game. He scored ten points in ten minutes and hit five of his eight shots. He also pulled down two rebounds.
Since the Hawks need a few more big men to play at forward, it was a surprise to see them cut two bigs, or at least Benson, who was cut last year during training camp by the Hawks. Benson later signed with the Golden State Warriors and played in three games but never scored a point for them.
The Hawks will continue the preseason schedule when they play the Memphis Grizzlies this coming Sunday at 6 p.m. in Memphis.
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