Team context: Atlanta Hawks · Research cutoff: July 18, 2026.
Status and baseline
Atlanta signed Dennis to a two-way contract on December 31, 2025. Before the signing, he had averaged 19.8 points, 4.6 rebounds, 7.4 assists, and 1.9 steals in 43 G League games. His NBA line was 4.4 points, 1.5 rebounds, and 1.9 assists in 12.1 minutes across 17 games, too small to project from directly. Hawks two-way release · Basketball-Reference
He remains on the live roster and is absent from the 2026 two-way free-agent list, supporting a carryover deal rather than a new open-market signing.
2026-27 projection
| GP | Min | FG% | FT% | 3PM | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 8 | .420 | .750 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
Base rotation allocation: zero; two-way call-up only.
Fantasy fit and range
- Redraft: undrafted except in 20-team leagues with daily transactions.
- Dynasty: watch list rather than must-roster; assists and steals are the viable specialist combination.
- Ceiling: 18-minute backup point role during an injury cluster, producing five assists and one steal.
- Health: Summer League availability was managed for an Achilles issue; no long-term prognosis has been published.
- Watch: third two-way signing, Achilles participation, and whether Atlanta wants a true organizer beside Kingston Flemings.
Career record
Pre-NBA: Five college seasons across three programs. Boise State 2019-20 (4.1 points, 1.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists) and 2020-21 (8.6, 3.0, 2.9), then Toledo 2021-22 (12.7, 5.6, 4.0) and 2022-23 (19.5, 4.3, 5.8), where he was MAC Player of the Year and led the Rockets to a 27-8 record and the conference regular-season title. Finished at Baylor in 2023-24, starting all 35 games with 6.7 assists and 3.9 rebounds in 34.3 minutes; his scoring average there is not verified (sources list both 12.6 and 13.6). Draft: undrafted (2024).
| Season | Age | Team | GP | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | 3PM | FG% | FT% | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 23 | IND | 11 | 6.4 | 2.7 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.5 | .333 | 1.000 | 0.5 |
| 2025-26 | 24 | IND/LAC/ATL | 17 | 12.1 | 4.4 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.8 | .313 | .889 | 1.0 |
| Career | 28 | 9.9 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.7 | .319 | .909 | 0.8 |
The 2025-26 total splits 13 games with Indiana, one with the Clippers, and three with Atlanta after the December 31 signing.
Durability: 11 NBA games as a rookie and 17 in year two, both capped by roster status rather than health. The one real medical note is the right Achilles issue that limited his 2026 Summer League work, with a return timeline reported around October 1, 2026.
Trajectory: The G League record is far ahead of the NBA record. He averaged 23.3 points and 9.1 assists for College Park in 2025-26, the highest scoring average in franchise history, and made the All-NBA G League Third Team, yet has never held an NBA rotation spot. The gap is efficiency and size: .319 career shooting on NBA possessions against a passing profile that translates. He is a two-way organizer competing for emergency point-guard minutes, and becomes fantasy-relevant only if injuries reach two deep at the position and Atlanta prefers a distributor over a scorer in the vacancy.
Career sources: ESPN career stats · StatMuse 2025-26 season averages · StatMuse career season averages · Wikipedia · RotoWire player page
Open questions
- Is the Achilles issue fully resolved for camp?
- Does he remain ahead of Keshon Gilbert for point-guard call-ups?
- Will Atlanta use the open two-way slot on another guard?