In the aftermath of a trade deadline that included the acquisition of Ersan Ilyasova and the jettisoning of Mike Scott, the Atlanta Hawks entered Thursday evening with two open roster spots. However, that flexibility appears to be gone with haste, as Chris Vivlamore of the AJC reports that the Hawks will sign both Ryan Kelly and Lamar Patterson to contracts for the remainder of the 2016-2017 season.
The Hawks will sign Lamar Patterson and Ryan Kelly to end of season contracts.
— Chris Vivlamore (@CVivlamoreAJC) February 24, 2017
Patterson and Kelly are, of course, familiar faces.