Hawks Sign Kobe Johnson Brother of Jalen Johnson

The Atlanta Hawks have signed forward Kobe Johnson.

Johnson appeared in 34 games (all starts) for UCLA during the 2024-25 campaign, averaging 7.9 points, 5.9 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.6 steals in 29.0 minutes (.464 FG%, .362 3FG%, .704 FT%). He was named to the five-man Big Ten All-Defensive Team, marking his third straight season securing all-defensive team honors (2025: Big Ten; 2024 and 2023: Pac-12).

Johnson, the younger brother of Hawks forward Jalen Johnson, appeared in four games for Atlanta during the NBA 2K26 Summer League in Las Vegas, tallying 9.0 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.0 assist and 1.5 steals in 18.6 minutes (.538 FG%, .333 3FG%, .625 FT%). In his final two games at Summer League, the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, native recorded 13.0 points on .629% from the field (10-17 FGM), in addition to 5.0 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.5 steals.