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Trent Forrest is coming off a year where he appeared in 23 regular season games for the Atlanta Hawks.
The former Florida State star averaged 2.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest while shooting 41.7% from the field.
This summer, Forrest became a restricted free agent, and he has now re-signed with the Hawks on a two-way deal (h/t HoopsRumors).
Forrest played four seasons of college basketball for the Seminoles and averaged 11.6 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.9 steals per contest during his senior year.
In 2020, he went undrafted but ended up playing his first two seasons in the NBA with the Utah Jazz.
His career averages are 3.0 points, 1.6 rebounds and 1.7 assists per contest while shooting 46.5% from the field in 113 regular season games (he also appeared in four NBA playoff games with Utah).
In addition to his time in the NBA, Forrest has also played in the G League.
This past year, he averaged 14.6 points, 5.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists and 2.0 steals per contest while shooting 60.5% from the field in eight regular season games for the College Park Skyhawks (he also appeared in five Showcase Cup games).
As for the Hawks, they are coming off a year where they were the seventh seed in the Eastern Conference.
They beat the Miami Heat in the play-in tournament but lost to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs (in six games).
The franchise has made the playoffs for three straight seasons and went to the Conference Finals in 2021.
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