Chris Silva joins the Hawks

Chris Silva

Atlanta Hawks agreed terms with 27-year old Gabonese power forward Chris Silva (6'9''-233lbs-1996, college: S.Carolina). Silva played this summer at Dallas Mavericks. In four NBA Summer League games just recently he had 4.3ppg and 3.5rpg. He ended 22-23 season at the Mavericks where in only one NBA Summer League game he recorded only 2 points. But the most of that year he spent at Skyhawks. In 40 NBA Summer League games he averaged 14.2ppg, 9.3rpg, 2.4apg and 1.5bpg.
Silva has never been drafted by the NBA. He was a member of Gabonese Senior National Team back in 2015.
Silva has played previously for six other NBA teams: Miami Heat, Sioux Falls Skyforce, Sacramento Kings, Minnesota Timberwolves, Iowa Wolves and Brooklyn Nets. He was also voted to SEC All-Defensive Team back in 2018 and 2019.
He played in the final of NBA in 2020.
Silva graduated from University of South Carolina in 2019 and it will be his fifth season as a professional player.

Atlanta Hawks roster for 2023-24:

Guards:
Patty Mills
Wesley Matthews
Bogdan Bogdanovic
Trae Young
Dejounte Murray
Garrison Mathews
A.J. Griffin
Seth Lundy
Kobe Bufkin

Forwards:
Clint Capela
Chris Silva
Onyeka Okongwu
De'Andre Hunter
Miles Norris
Saddiq Bey
Jalen Johnson
Mouhamed Gueye

Center:
Bruno Fernando



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