Team context: Atlanta Hawks · Research cutoff: July 18, 2026.
Status and baseline
Atlanta signed Gilbert to a two-way contract on March 4, 2026. His four-game NBA sample averaged 4.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 0.8 steals, and 1.0 block in 18.5 minutes; his G League baseline was roughly 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists, and 1.6 steals in 27.4 minutes. Hawks two-way release · Basketball-Reference
He had core-muscle surgery in April and later received hip/adductor management during Summer League. The live roster and two-way-free-agent list support a 2026-27 carryover, but his health and position in the call-up queue are unsettled. Surgery report
2026-27 projection
| GP | Min | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | 7 | .420 | .720 | 0.2 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.8 |
Base rotation allocation: zero; two-way call-up only.
Fantasy fit and range
- Redraft: undrafted; monitor only after a confirmed call-up and 18-minute role.
- Dynasty: very deep hold for assists/steals, behind Dennis and Atlanta's standard-contract guards.
- Floor: G League season with minimal NBA action.
- Ceiling: defensive reserve role after injuries, roughly 8/3/4 with 1.3 steals per 20 minutes.
- Watch: full medical clearance and whether his jumper supports off-ball minutes.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Four college seasons, two at UNLV and two at Iowa State. He was a reserve as a freshman (2.6 points in 14.3 minutes, .341 FG), broke out as a sophomore starter in 2022-23 (11.4 points, 3.8 rebounds, 3.2 assists, 1.7 steals, .464/.384/.779), then transferred to Iowa State and posted 13.7 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 2.0 steals in 2023-24 (.438/.346/.728) and 13.4 points, 3.5 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1.7 steals in 2024-25 (.484/.333/.729). Honors: 2024 Big 12 Tournament Most Outstanding Player, second-team All-Big 12 (2024), third-team All-Big 12 (2025), Big 12 All-Newcomer team (2024). Draft: undrafted (2025). He signed an Exhibit 10 with Washington in September 2025, was waived at the end of that month, and spent the season with the Capital City Go-Go, averaging 13.7 points, 4.3 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals in 27.4 minutes. Washington signed him to a 10-day contract on February 7, 2026 and he debuted the same night; Atlanta gave him a two-way in early March 2026.
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 22 | WAS | 3 | 16.0 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 0.0 | .250 | 1.000 | 2.0 |
| 2025-26 | 22 | ATL | 1 | 26.0 | 11.0 | 0.0 | 9.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | .500 | 1.000 | 2.0 |
| Career | 4 | 18.5 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.0 | .417 | 1.000 | 2.0 |
Durability: Four NBA games in one season, all of them contract-driven rather than injury-driven. He had core-muscle surgery in April 2026 and was managed for a hip/adductor issue during Summer League.
Trajectory: The record is a productive four-year college guard who converted a G League season into two brief NBA looks, one of which happened to be a nine-assist night in his only Atlanta appearance. Nothing in four games is predictive; the G League line — near-14 points, 5.5 assists, 1.6 steals — is the real baseline, and it describes a playmaking, ball-pressuring guard whose jumper is the open question. He carries a two-way into 2026-27 and is competing for the third-guard call-up slot, not a rotation spot. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if Atlanta's guard depth is cut by injury or a trade and he is both healthy and ahead of the other two-way guards in the queue.
Career sources: ESPN player stats · ESPN bio · Wikipedia · Hoops Rumors, Hawks two-way
Open questions
- Is he fully recovered from core-muscle surgery and later hip/adductor management?
- Does Atlanta view him as a point guard or a multipositional defender?
- Which two-way guard earns the first NBA call-up?