Team context: Atlanta Hawks · Research cutoff: July 18, 2026.
Status and role
Toppin appeared on Atlanta's 2026 Summer League roster after prior two-way NBA experience. No official 2026-27 standard or two-way contract was found by the cutoff, so he is excluded from the locked 240-minute rotation. Atlanta appears to have one open two-way slot, but he is not the front-runner for it: Atlanta signed Louisville guard Isaac McKneely to an Exhibit-10 on June 25, 2026, a deal explicitly convertible to a two-way, so a contracted player is already ahead of him in that queue. Eli Ndiaye, the other returning Summer League two-way alumnus, is also uncontracted after a December 2025 torn labrum and subsequent waiver. Hawks Summer League roster · McKneely Exhibit-10 report · NBA Summer League team page · G League profile
Conditional 2026-27 projection
| GP | Min | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 6 | .480 | .720 | 0.1 | 2.4 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
Base rotation allocation: zero. The projection applies only if he earns a contract and NBA call-up.
Fantasy fit and range
- Redraft: no value without a contract and confirmed rotation role.
- Dynasty: watch list in the deepest formats; athletic finishing alone does not create a category profile.
- Ceiling: wins the third two-way slot ahead of McKneely and provides low-usage wing/forward depth.
- Risk: Atlanta already has 16 standard contracts, a crowded forward group, and a contracted Exhibit-10 shooter competing for the same slot.
Correction 2026-07-18: this file previously called the open two-way slot Toppin's "clearest path." Downgraded — Atlanta signed Isaac McKneely to a two-way-convertible Exhibit-10 on June 25, 2026, so at least one contracted candidate sits ahead of an uncontracted one. Hoops Rumors
Career record
Pre-NBA: One season at Rhode Island (2019-20: 30 GP, 18.5 MPG, 5.1 PTS, 3.9 REB, 0.5 AST, .426 FG, .245 3P, .644 FT), then three at Kentucky. He was a bench forward for two years (2020-21: 24 GP, 5.2 PTS, 3.5 REB on .444/.308/.780; 2021-22: 29 GP, 6.2 PTS, 3.2 REB on .556/.400/.745) before a full-time senior role in 2022-23: 33 GP, 31.4 MPG, 12.4 PTS, 6.8 REB, 2.2 AST on .463/.305/.664. The shooting never came, which is the through-line of the profile. Draft: undrafted (2023); signed an Exhibit 10 with New York on July 6, 2023, later converted to a two-way.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | 23 | NYK | 9 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | .556 | 1.000 | 0.1 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | NYK | 16 | 3.1 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .300 | .000 | 0.2 |
| 2024-25 | 24 | ATL | 1 | 27.0 | 17.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.0 | .500 | — | 1.0 |
| 2025-26 | 25 | ATL | 5 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | .667 | — | 0.2 |
| Career | 31 | 4.2 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | .486 | — | 0.1 |
Free-throw rate is negligible across the sample and ESPN and StatMuse disagree on the 2025-26 mark, so those cells are left unfilled rather than guessed. The 2024-25 Atlanta row is a single game — the April 13, 2025 season finale against Orlando, 17 points on 6-of-12 with five threes — and is not predictive of anything.
Durability: 9, 17 and 5 NBA games in three seasons, but the games missed were assignment and roster decisions, not health, until 2025-26. On November 29, 2025 he tore the labrum in his right shoulder in a G League game for College Park against Delaware, had surgery, and was ruled out for the season. Atlanta waived him on December 15, 2025, reclaiming the two-way slot.
Trajectory: Three years of two-way status have produced 31 NBA games and no evidence he can shoot, which is the one skill that would let a 6-9 athlete stick. He is uncontracted, a year removed from shoulder surgery, and competing for a third two-way slot against a contracted Exhibit-10 signee. Fantasy relevance requires a chain of events that does not realistically complete: a contract first, then a call-up, then injuries to Atlanta's forward group deep enough to reach the last man on the roster. Treat the 17-point finale as noise, not a signal.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · StatMuse 2025-26 season averages · Wikipedia · AJC: Hawks waive Toppin · G League profile
Open questions
- Does Atlanta award him the open two-way slot over Isaac McKneely?
- Can he supply a reliable corner three or defensive-stat rate?
- Would another team offer a clearer developmental route?