<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-the-player-hawks-are-rebuffing-all-trade-interest-in');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: The player Hawks are ‘rebuffing all trade interest in’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/The-player-Hawks-are-rebuffing-all-trade-interest-in.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: The player Hawks are ‘rebuffing all trade interest in’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-12-09T06:56:12-08:00">December 9th, 6:56am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-12-09T06:56:12-08:00">December 9th, 6:56am</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Atlanta Hawks</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks, despite the modest expectations surrounding them entering the 2024-25 season in the aftermath of the Dejounte Murray trade, have been <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-quin-snyder-sends-urgent-message-atlanta-elite-defense">on a tear as of late</a> despite their rough loss to the Denver Nuggets on Sunday night. They have won seven of their past 10 games, overcoming a bit of a slow start to begin the campaign with a 13-12 record, and with their team becoming healthier, they could go on and threaten to finish in the top six of a middling Eastern Conference.</p><p>Nonetheless, it’s no secret that a few of the Hawks players have been made available on the trade market, with the likes of De’Andre Hunter, Clint Capela, and Bogdan Bogdanovic among those who could be had for the right package. But one of Atlanta’s players who, logically speaking, should be available in a trade, continues to be held out of talks.</p><p>According to NBA insider Marc Stein, the Hawks have been <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/sunday-best-all-my-latest-trade-talk-c31?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=392205&amp;post_id=152805652&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=false&amp;r=39f60&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">rebuffing trade overtures</a> for veteran big man Larry Nance Jr. Nance may be out of the rotation most of the time, but the Hawks clearly value what he brings to the table, as he is a leader and an overall positive influence on the locker room.</p><p>Nance also arrived on the Hawks courtesy of the Murray trade that netted them prized defensive guard Dyson Daniels. And as per Stein, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-hawks-big-man-drawing-notable-trade-interest-but-its-not-clint-capela">Hawks have been resolute</a> in their stance not to trade the 31-year-old big man away.</p><p>Teams interested in a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-deandre-hunter-clint-capela-trade-scenarios">trade for a Hawks center</a> may be best served devoting their attention towards Capela; Stein reported that the 30-year-old center is still the Atlanta big man who’s “most available” in a trade. Capela is making $22.3 million in the final year of his contract, although it’s not quite clear how big the market is for a non-shooting big whose athleticism is on the decline.</p><h2><b>Larry Nance Jr. brings the intangibles for the Hawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/Hawks-forward-Larry-Nance-Jr.-22-warms-up.jpg"><figcaption>© Dale Zanine-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Larry Nance Jr. has been a helpful presence on every team he’s played for, and the Hawks have been benefitting from having him around. But it’s not as if Nance is on the roster playing a Udonis Haslem late career-type role; he can still play, even though he’s been buried on the Hawks’ depth chart amid Jalen Johnson’s breakout season and both Clint Capela and Onyeka Okongwu’s presence on the roster.</p><p>Nance is putting up 8.7 points and 2.6 rebounds on 63/55/75 shooting splits in just 16.2 minutes per game; if Capela were to be traded away, Nance should fill in easily as the Hawks’ backup center with the potential to be a starter on some nights depending on the matchup.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: The player Hawks are ‘rebuffing all trade interest in’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-jalen-johnson-trending-hawks-contract-worth-over-30-million-annually');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Jalen Johnson trending toward Hawks contract worth over $30 million annually');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/0Jalen-Johnson-trending-toward-Hawks-contract-worth-over-30-million-annually0.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Jalen Johnson trending toward Hawks contract worth over $30 million annually</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-20T11:02:12-07:00">October 20th, 11:02am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-20T11:02:12-07:00">October 20th, 11:02am</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-trade-candidates-entering-2024-25-season">Atlanta Hawks currently have several trade candidates</a> on their roster in advance of the 2024-25 season, with two of the only players definitely safe from such talks being Trae Young and Jalen Johnson. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-nsfw-explanation-turnovers-76ers">Young had an up and down preseason</a> for the squad with some turnover difficulties but Johnson impressed during a recent game vs the Miami Heat, showing every bit of the arsenal that has Hawks fans excited.</p><p>Johnson is currently entering the fourth and final year of his rookie contract and time is running out before Monday’s deadline for the team to reach an extension with him, or risk letting him hit restricted free agency at the season’s conclusion.</p><p>Now, fans are getting <a href="https://www.threads.net/@thepeoplesinsidershow/post/DBS586bR1OJ?xmt=AQGzTW3WOkYHOXxxxyZ7pqDN2LVDaWWkCXxm5VlgMLpScw" rel="noopener">a clearer picture</a> of what a potential extension might look like for the talented power forward.</p><p>There is “far more optimism around the NBA that the Hawks will find an agreement north of $30 million in average annual salary for Johnson. That is the beginning of the ballpark this Duke product’s representation at Klutch Sports is said to be searching for,” per The People’s Insider Show on Threads.</p><h2><b>What is Jalen Johnson’s ceiling?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Johnson-during-preseason.jpg"><figcaption>Brett Davis-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>On paper, Jalen Johnson checks just about every box that NBA teams are looking for in their ideal player to build around for the future.</p><p>Johnson stands 6’8″ and is a freak athlete, making him a terror for opposing teams to try to defend in transition. Last year, in his first year starting for the Hawks, Johnson showed some impressive playmaking and passing instincts, in addition to an improved outside jumper that forced teams to guard him away from the basket.</p><p>Add all of that to the fact that Johnson is a capable ball handler who can ignite fast breaks by himself without having to find his point guard, and the Hawks figure to have one of the most dynamic young players in the NBA at the age of 22, even if his stats may not pop off of the page quite yet.</p><p>As far as current players in the NBA who fit Johnson’s archetype, Aaron Gordon of the Denver Nuggets comes to mind, although Johnson’s mobility and playmaking instincts give him a definitively higher ceiling than the 2023 NBA champion.</p><p>In any case, the Hawks are set to open up their 2024-25 NBA season at home vs the Brooklyn Nets on October 23. That game is slated to tip off at 7:30 PM ET from State Farm Arena.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Jalen Johnson trending toward Hawks contract worth over $30 million annually

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-lakers-failed-acquire-dejounte-murray-hawks-trade');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Why Lakers failed to acquire Dejounte Murray in Hawks trade');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Why-Lakers-failed-to-acquire-Dejounte-Murray-in-Hawks-trade.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Why Lakers failed to acquire Dejounte Murray in Hawks trade</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T20:49:59-07:00">September 11th, 8:49pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T20:52:16-07:00">September 11th, 8:52pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-fans-frustration-after-demar-derozan-joins-kings">Los Angeles Lakers struck out</a> on a laundry list of veteran targets this offseason. One of the most prominent ones was shooting guard<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/pelicans-news-dejounte-murray-breaks-silence-surprising-hawks-trade"> Dejounte Murray, who the Atlanta Hawks traded </a>to the New Orleans Pelicans.</p><p>There was <a href="http://imagn.com/setImages/579173/preview/23052335" rel="noopener">one major roadblock that prevented</a> the Lakers from landing the 27-year-old, via ESPN’s Brian Windhorst.</p><figure class="op-interactive"></figure><p>“The Hawks went down this road last year with the Lakers. There was a time where there was a lot of momentum, at least on the Lakers’ side, where they thought they had a great chance to get Dejounte Murray,” Windhorst said. “At the end of the day, D’Angelo Russell being in that deal, and I don’t know if it was they were going to have a third team or whatever, but the Hawks weren’t down with that.”</p><p>Atlanta thought Murray, who scored 22.5 points on 45.9% shooting with 5.3 boards and 6.4 assists per game last year, demanded a top-tier return in a trade. It ended up with Dyson Daniels, Cody Zeller, Larry Nance, E.J. Liddell, and two first-round picks from New Orleans. Daniels is a 21-year-old shooting guard out of Australia, and was drafted eighth overall by the Pelicans in 2022.</p><p>Russell, however, isn’t near Murray’s level, and Los Angeles didn’t have the same level of draft capital and depth pieces to offer as New Orleans did. “DLo” scored 18 points on 45.6% shooting with 3.1 rebounds and 6.3 rebounds per game last year.</p><p>While the trade was generally considered a fair one around the league, it received a couple votes as both the <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/40669074/nba-offseason-survey-best-worst-most-shocking-moves" rel="noopener">worst and most surprising moves</a> of the offseason by a panel of 18 NBA coaches, scouts, and executives, via ESPN.</p><p>However, the Lakers and Hawks may still make a deal.</p><h2><b>The Lakers could be a destination for D’Andre Hunter</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Hawks-DeAndre-Hunter.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Los Angeles may be a good fit for Hunter, via ESPN’s Tim McMahon (same Hoops Collective podcast).</p><p>“The Hawks have been looking to unload De’Andre Hunter who is owed about 22 [million] this year, 23 [million] next year and 25 [million] the year after,” MacMahon said. “That’s not a great contract. Is it worth a team like the Lakers taking on that contract?”</p><p>Hunter, who averaged 15.6 points on 45.9% shooting with 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game last year, could provide the Lakers’ front-court with some extra punch. However, Los Angeles will have to make sure it can fit his hefty price tag under its salary cap.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Why Lakers failed to acquire Dejounte Murray in Hawks trade

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-hawks-have-been-trying-to-trade-deandre-hunter');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Hawks have been trying to trade De’Andre Hunter');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-rumors-Hawks-have-been-trying-to-trade-DeAndre-Hunter.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Hawks have been trying to trade De’Andre Hunter</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-11T20:29:24-07:00">September 11th, 8:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-11T20:29:24-07:00">September 11th, 8:29pm</time><address><a href="https://letterboxd.com/splooshpuhrty/films/by/your-rating/">Jedd Pagaduan</a>Jedd Pagaduan is a certified Clippers and Gunners fan, which means he's a very sports-traumatized individual. He now writes about sports instead as a form of therapy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks are in a bit of a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/atlanta-hawks-bold-predictions-after-2024-25-season-schedule-release">weird situation, roster building-wise</a>, following their decision to trade Dejounte Murray away to the New Orleans Pelicans in exchange for Dyson Daniels, Larry Nance Jr., and a future first-round pick. They have embraced the youth movement with much more open arms, and yet there are a few players on the team that could block playing time off from their youngsters, namely De’Andre Hunter and Clint Capela.</p><p>It’s quite well known that the Hawks have been dangling Hunter in potential trades for quite some time now. However, <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vUl9bQ3gIS4&amp;t=1560s" rel="noopener">the major concern</a> surrounding any prospective trade involving the 26-year-old forward is his expensive contract (relative to his production) that runs for a few more years, thereby precluding any deal, perhaps involving the Los Angeles Lakers, from materializing.</p><p>“This is a hypothetical discussion, but based on the situation. I’ll just say that we know the Hawks have been looking to unload De’Andre Hunter. Who is owed about 22 [million] this year, 23 next year, 25 the year after that. That’s not a great contract. Is it worth a team like the Lakers taking on that contract in what would be a financially motivated move for the Hawks?” Tim MacMahon of ESPN said in an appearance on The Hoop Collective podcast.</p><p>De’Andre Hunter, at first glance, looks like a player who could be of immense help to teams with contending ambitions. Hunter is a 6’8″ forward who’s in the middle of the prime years of his career, and he shot 38.5 percent from beyond the arc last season with the Hawks.</p><p>However, Hunter doesn’t do nearly enough in the other facets of the game to justify his contract worth $20+ million per year over the next three seasons. This has given teams who have shown interest in trading for Hunter some pause, with the Indiana Pacers and Dallas Mavericks, to name a few, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-mavs-95-million-reason-for-refusing-deandre-hunter-trade-with-hawks">looking elsewhere instead</a>.</p><p>But with Zaccharie Risacher being the Hawks’ number one developmental priority on the wing, not to mention Jalen Johnson’s presence at the four, it will be a tough pill to swallow for Atlanta to bring a player making as much money as Hunter is off the bench. Regardless, they might be stuck with Hunter given the circumstances.</p><h2><b>Can the Hawks defy expectations next season?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/DeAndre-Hunter-1.jpg"></figure><p>The past two seasons have been disappointing for the Hawks. Bringing Dejounte Murray in hasn’t yielded the success the front office thought the move would, so they cut their losses and started over. Now, many expect that the Hawks will be remaining in their mediocre ways for next season.</p><p>However, the Hawks might be a much-better team than expected for next season. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-lists-himself-all-time-nba-team">Trae Young is still at the controls</a>, and now that he won’t have to share ballhandling duties with Murray, he could, perhaps, average career-high numbers as the heliocentric source of the team’s offense.</p><p>Young would then be flanked by athletic, defensive-minded players who would make his life on that end of the floor that much easier. Dyson Daniels and Zaccharie Risacher are lengthy wings who could cover a ton of ground, while Jalen Johnson and Onyeka Okongwu comprise a very athletic frontcourt.</p><p>Off the bench, the Hawks have Bogdan Bogdanovic leading the way, with De’Andre Hunter providing a pinch of 3-and-D play, while Kobe Bufkin could be ready for minutes in Year 2. Do not sleep on the Hawks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Hawks have been trying to trade De’Andre Hunter

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-hawks-trae-youngs-trade-value');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Hawks don’t ‘like’ Trae Young’s trade value');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/NBA-rumors-Hawks-dont-like-Trae-Youngs-trade-value.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Hawks don’t ‘like’ Trae Young’s trade value</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-01T08:28:01-07:00">September 1st, 8:28am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-01T08:28:01-07:00">September 1st, 8:28am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Things are uncertain regarding Trae Young’s future with the Atlanta Hawks. According to NBA insiders Brian Windhorst and Tim MacMahon on <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SNKsyoB7H_k&amp;t=312s" rel="noopener">the latest episode of</a> The Hoop Collective podcast, the Hawks explored <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-sparks-wild-trade-buzz-with-just-1-emoji">potential trades for Young</a> during the offseason. Still, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-trae-youngs-chilly-trade-market-hit-with-lakers-spurs-updates">Hawks could not find</a> a substantial market for the 25-year-old guard after trading Dejounte Murray.</p><p>The vibes surrounding Young have changed drastically from where they once were. When Atlanta fans felt positive when they traded for Murray two years ago, Murray seemed like the perfect partner for Young. Sadly, Murray couldn’t replicate the defensive impact he mastered with the San Antonio Spurs. Additionally, Young and Murray experienced difficulties on the court.</p><p>So the Hawks let Murray go to the New Orleans Pelicans for a few role components and two first-round picks. But it was a calculated gamble from the Hawks, who got a valuable asset from New Orleans. Through the Pelicans exchange, they received an unprotected Lakers pick that could benefit them soon, especially if they want to build around Young.</p><p>“It was a bet against the Lakers. Yeah, Dyson Daniels is an interesting young piece but basically they wagered with the Lakers unprotected pick this year, in this draft, they wagered against the Lakers. That was part of what that trade was about,” Windhorst said.</p><h2><b>What’s next for Trae Young and the Hawks?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Trae-Young-dribbles-hawks.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>At this point, building around Young might be the only thing Atlanta can do. According to MacMahon, Young wouldn’t be in Atlanta if there were a market. But with the Hawks looking like a team preparing to enter a rebuild, Young’s future with the team seems murky at best.</p><p>In Young’s six years with the Hawks, the club has been to the Eastern Conference Finals once. In the last two seasons, Atlanta was disappointingly bounced out of the Play-In tournament, failing to reach the playoffs. The lackluster playoff history has diminished Young’s value, making it even harder for the Hawks to move on from him.</p><p>Young has just one year left on his current contract with Atlanta. That means he could enter free agency next summer and sign with a team needing a bonafide All-Star at point guard. The Hawks could also trade Young leading up to the annual trade deadline. But, with his market value currently at rock bottom, Young will have to reignite interest in him across the league with his play on the court this season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Hawks don’t ‘like’ Trae Young’s trade value

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-hawks-clippers-interested-in-olympics-best-defender');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA Rumors: Hawks, Clippers interested in Olympics’ best defender');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Hawks-Clippers-interested-in-Olympics-best-defender.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA Rumors: Hawks, Clippers interested in Olympics’ best defender</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-08-17T19:29:01-07:00">August 17th, 7:29pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-08-17T19:38:51-07:00">August 17th, 7:38pm</time><address><a>Nick Meyer</a>Nick Meyer is a sports writer for ClutchPoints based in the Metro Detroit area. He has covered everything from Major League Baseball to the NFL, UFC, and College Football.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks and Los Angeles Clippers are two teams stuck in the muck and mire of the middle of their respective divisions in the National Basketball Association. Both teams are rumored to be pursuing arguably the Olympics’ top defender, Serbian guard Aleksa Avramovic, to bolster their teams.</p><p>Avramovic is gifted on the defensive end of the basketball court and he currently has an opt-out clause in his contract with CSKA Moscow, giving hope to fans of the Hawks and Clippers that he could be wearing their respective uniforms next season, <a href="https://www.ozonpress.net/sport/avramovic-ipak-ide-u-nba-ligu/">as shared by</a> the Serbia based news site OzonPress.com.</p><p>The Hawks and Clippers rumors came amid Hawks star Trae Young <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-nba-blast-mlk-day-schedule">putting the NBA on blast</a> over its Martin Luther King, Jr. Day schedule. The NBA’s 2024-2025 schedule reveal included info on Dejounte <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-dejounte-murray-return-atlanta-pelicans">Murray’s scheduled return</a> to Hotlanta on December 2.</p><p>Avramovic had a solid Olympics showing and now has been linked to both teams.</p><h2><b>Avramovic’s Serbian showcase</b></h2><p>Avramovic is a 29-year-old, 6-foot-4 guard. He finished 37th in scoring in the 2024 Summer Olympics. He snagged 2.5 rebounds per game and dished out 3.2 assists while wowing on the defensive end.</p><p>He also averaged 1.7 steals per game and shot 36.8% from three-point land during the Olympic tournament. A deft player who plays smart and impacts the game on both ends, Avramovic would be a great fit with either the Hawks or Clippers.</p><p>He would add size to the Hawks’ Trae Young centered backcourt and he would add much-needed defense and international, big game experience to the Clippers who could potentially wind up trading Kawhi Leonard this offseason.</p><h2><b>Hawks’ window to add Serbian star closing soon </b></h2><p>The point guard’s out clause will expire in three days meaning the Hawks, Clippers and other prospective NBA suitors don’t have much time to make a move on Avramovic.</p><p>Quin Snyder’s Atlantic Hawks could swoop in and offer to pay his buyout clause, a prerequisite for bringing him stateside. If Quin Snyder and the Hawks don’t make a move, Tyronn Lue’s Clippers could take a stab at bringing him to the United States by offering him a chance to play more than the 19.9 minutes he played during the Olympics.</p><p>All things considered, the Clippers and Hawks both have a chance to bring the Serbian star, who was named the best defender of the tournament, to the league for this coming fall. It won’t be easy, and time is running out. Now it’s up to both squads to figure out whether it is worth the effort of uprooting Avramovic from his home country and place of employment.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA Rumors: Hawks, Clippers interested in Olympics’ best defender

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-knicks-checked-trade-availability-trae-young-weapon');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Knicks checked trade availability of Trae Young weapon');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Knicks-checked-trade-availability-of-Trae-Young-weapon.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Knicks checked trade availability of Trae Young weapon</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-18T20:08:43-07:00">July 18th, 8:08pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-18T20:08:43-07:00">July 18th, 8:08pm</time><address><a href="https://nextmanupblog.medium.com/">Jay Postrado</a>Jay Postrado is a sports writer for ClutchPoints, with expertise in covering the NBA, NFL, MLB, Tennis, and Formula 1. He is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. Jay's need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>If there is any area of need that the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-isaiah-hartenstein-reveals-the-1-scenario-he-wouldve-taken-pay-cut-to-stay-with-new-york">New York Knicks need to fill</a> as soon as possible, it would be at their center position. Isaiah Hartenstein leaving the Tom Thibodeau and Jalen Brunson-led system left a big vacuum in the middle of their schemes. So, it looks like some sort of move was in place to patch it up. Funnily enough, it sounds like the front office checked with a rival team the Atlanta Hawks. Who did they inquire about? It is none other than Trae Young’s favorite lob threat, Clint Capela.</p><p>You heard that right! The Knicks<a href="https://x.com/NBA_NewYork/status/1814047419191239052" rel="noopener"> considered acquiring</a> Clint Capela from the Hawks, per Ian Begley of SNY. However, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/knicks-news-new-york-adds-jalen-brunson-backup-3-million-deal">Jalen Brunson and Tom Thibodeau would have</a> most likely given up their own man in the middle in order to complete the package.</p><p>“I will say that Clint Capela in Atlanta was one big that the Knicks checked in on. I don’t know how far the talks went, I don’t know if they’re active at this very moment. But they did check in on Capela. You can infer that Mitchell Robinson would have probably been in that trade because Capela is a starting center. Or, maybe the Knicks could have said Robinson and Capela could be our platoon at center this season. Nonetheless, Capela has a higher salary and is a veteran center that they did check in on,” he said.</p><p>With this move unlikely to happen because of the huge cost the Hawks center would give, the Knicks are probably going to bank on getting some other big man to reinforce their frontcourt.</p><p>“The most likely scenario is the Knicks add a backup center and they go into training camp with this group as-is. They have been active in some trade talks earlier in the offseason. Nothing has happened to date but there’s still a couple of months before training camp,” Begley concluded.</p><h2><b>The Knicks big man situation</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Atlanta-Hawks-center-Clint-Capela-15-dunks.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Acting swiftly but wisely when it comes to acquiring a center will be crucial for Tom Thibodeau and the Knicks front office. They need someone to take on the backup role because Mitchell Robinson is coming off an injury-riddled year. Their depth at the center position might spell their doom. As of the moment, only Jericho Sims can help substantially given that Julius Randle is also coming off an injury while Ariel Hukporti has not been tested in an NBA court.</p><p>If they do choose to pursue Capela, the choice would not at all be bad. He played 73 games alongside Trae Young and the Hawks last season which is a great sign when it comes to his fatigue management. Moreover, he will give the Knicks exactly what they need on the inside. His shots find the bottom of the net 57.1% of the time which gives him 11.5 points a night. Capela also knows his way around the boards well which is why he averages a double-double with his 10.6 rebounds around a shooter like Trae Young. Lastly, he also provides 1.5 blocks per game which the Knicks could really use down the line.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Knicks checked trade availability of Trae Young weapon

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-hawks-big-man-drawing-notable-trade-interest-but-its-not-clint-capela');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Hawks big drawing notable trade interest, but it’s not Clint Capela');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Hawks-Landry-Fields-Trae-Young.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Hawks big drawing notable trade interest, but it’s not Clint Capela</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-12T06:57:17-07:00">July 12th, 6:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-12T06:57:17-07:00">July 12th, 6:57am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Sam DiGiovanni started at ClutchPoints as an associate editor in 2021 and became the site's Philadelphia 76ers beat reporter ahead of the 2022-23 season. He graduated from Marist College in May of 2022 and has written for TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com in the past.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Are the Atlanta Hawks done making moves in the 2024 offseason? If they are, that only leaves them with plenty of midseason moves to make.</p><p>The Hawks reshuffled the deck by trading away Dejounte Murray and AJ Griffin and drafting Zaccharie Risacher and Nikola Djurisic. It may make them a less talented team for the time being but moving off of a co-star that didn’t fit with Trae Young and restocking their draft assets should allow them to try again. They could keep wheeling and dealing before the season starts to shore up their rotation, too.</p><p>One of the Hawks’s big men is <a href="https://marcstein.substack.com/p/my-nba-trade-talk-and-free-agency?utm_campaign=email-post&amp;r=5mu3w&amp;utm_source=substack&amp;utm_medium=email" rel="noopener">drawing trade interest</a>, according to NBA insider Marc Stein, but it’s neither veteran starter Clint Capela nor youngster Onyeka Okongwu.</p><p>Stein writes the following: “The Hawks have been trying to trade Clint Capela for more than a year, but league sources say that the Atlanta big man drawing the most external interest is newly acquired Larry Nance Jr. Word is Nance, who came to the Hawks in the recent Dejounte Murray trade, is being chased by multiple teams in need of proven size.”</p><p>Nance <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-hawks-pelicans-dejounte-murray-trade">landed in Atlanta in the trade</a> that sent Murray to the New Orleans Pelicans. In 61 games last season, Nance averaged just 5.7 points and 5.0 rebounds in 19.9 minutes per game, though he did shoot 57.3 percent from the field and 41.5 percent from deep on limited volume. His $11 million contract expires after the 2024-25 season.</p><p>A team looking to acquire Nance is surely interested in his playmaking, which is really solid for a big, as well as his shooting efficiency from deep and at the rim. Although he’s losing a step or two as an athlete, he’s talented and by all accounts a good presence in the locker room.</p><h2><b>Hawks looking to rebuild through youthful athleticism around Trae Young</b></h2><p>As it stands now, the Hawks are no more dangerous of a playoff team. The Eastern Conference has far too many teams with multiple stars and deep rotations, so a band of misfits around Young will only amount to a playoff appearance at the very best. Even then, they’re almost certainly going to have to make it through the play-in again.</p><p>But for as much as it’s worth, the Hawks could be a pretty enjoyable team to watch. Even if Risacher is uninspiring as a first-overall pick, he’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-2024-nba-draft-grade-for-zaccharie-risacher">an athletic wing</a> with the potential to be a strong three-point shooter. Dyson Daniels is a really good and smart defender on the wing, too. With Jalen Johnson ready to break out even further, Bogdan Bogdanovic still around and Kobe Bufkin and E.J. Liddell as upside swings, Atlanta is bound to be more interesting this season than last.</p><p>Capela and Okongwu still provide a solid 1-2 punch at center. The former may be on the move at some point, though, unless he and the Hawks can agree on a contract extension. For the time being, it makes sense to keep them and try to get something for Nance, whether it’s a future pick or a younger player.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Hawks big drawing notable trade interest, but it’s not Clint Capela

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He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks have been at the center of attention this offseason. After drafting French big man Zaccharie Risacher first overall and trading Dejounte Murray, the basketball world has been speculating when and if the franchise will deal <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-trae-youngs-chilly-trade-market-hit-with-lakers-spurs-updates">star guard Trae Young next</a>.</p><p>While rumors have been swirling around Young’s name for months, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/sources-lauri-markkanen-brandon-ingram-kyle-kuzma-trade-scenarios">Atlanta is now expected</a> to keep him, via ClutchPoints’ Brett Seigel.</p><p>“After trading Dejounte Murray, the Hawks are expected to keep Trae Young alongside new first overall pick Zaccharie Risacher,” Seigel wrote. “Atlanta has not held extensive trade talks with any team involving Young this offseason due to the organization’s belief in their All-Star point guard.”</p><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-sparks-wild-trade-buzz-with-just-1-emoji">Hawks have plenty of reasons</a> to believe in the three-time All-Star, as he’s coming off of yet another standout campaign. Young averaged 25.7 points per game on 43% shooting, with 10.8 assists and 2.8 rebounds across 54 contests last season.</p><p>The 25-year-old will also be a good example for Rissacher and second-year forward Jalen Johnson. However, why is the team suddenly pulling back its trade interest after a full offseason of rumors about him?</p><h2><b>Hawks may not like Trae Young’s trade market </b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Trae-Young-taking-the-ball-up-the-court-during-a-Hawks-game-on-April-10-2024.jpeg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With other NBA stars such as Murray, Paul George, and Klay Thompson already moving teams this offseason, Trae Young may be the odd man out. While some analysts floated the idea of him teaming up with Victor Wenbanyama in San Antonio, the Spurs appear content with keeping their draft assets.</p><p>Young’s <a href="https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/how-defense-is-driving-big-nba-offseason-decisions-from-mikal-bridges-to-trae-young/" rel="noopener">subpar defense may also be</a> a part of the equation, via CBS Sports’ Brad Botkin.</p><p>“And if arguably the best offensive player in the world [Luka Doncic] can still become too defensively detrimental to win a championship, is it any wonder that nobody is trying to trade for Trae Young?” Botkin said. “Because all reporting would seem to indicate the Hawks would be happy to move him. You can stack up all kinds of numbers, but in the end the market will determine the numbers that matter most.”</p><p>Young has a career defensive rating of 118.0, which is much less than ideal. Rudy Gobert, for example, led the league with a 104.4 rating this past season.</p><p>With perimeter playmakers around the league being the best they’ve ever been, being a defensive liability can sink a player’s value, even when they have Young’s scoring and passing prowess.</p><p>Regardless, keeping the Oklahoma alum for another year is hardly a tragedy. Young still has two more years left on his deal before his player option in the summer of 2026, so Atlanta has until then to either become a contender or trade him for a haul of picks.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Why Hawks won’t trade Trae Young

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-trae-youngs-chilly-trade-market-hit-with-lakers-spurs-updates');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Trae Young’s ‘chilly’ trade market hit with Lakers, Spurs updates');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/7578587430.jpeg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Trae Young’s ‘chilly’ trade market hit with Lakers, Spurs updates</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-07-05T10:21:16-07:00">July 5th, 10:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-07-05T10:21:16-07:00">July 5th, 10:21am</time><address><a>Zachary Weinberger</a>Zachary Weinberger joined ClutchPoints in October 2023 as a Miami Heat reporter as well as an Associate Editor. He graduated from Florida Atlantic University in 2022 after covering the school's athletic programs since his freshman year at the FAU University Press, where he was a Sports Editor and Editor-in-Chief. He then covered FAU Sports for The Palm Beach Post.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-sparks-wild-trade-buzz-with-just-1-emoji">Atlanta Hawks star Trae Young has</a> been in trade rumors since last season where the the team was in the process of splitting the tandem between him and Dejounte Murray. Even with Murray traded to the New Orleans Pelicans, there is still speculation of Young being moved for a rebuild, but his market is in question in terms of a recent report by Zach Lowe of ESPN.</p><p>The two teams that have always been rumored to trade for Young, and even rumored to be his preferred options, have been the San Antonio Spurs and the Los Angeles Lakers, but even they have reportedly shown little interest. Lowe would even go as far as to say that Young’s trade market <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/40496545/clippers-nuggets-convenient-fear-second-apron-first-week-nba-free-agency" rel="noopener">“is as chilly as it has ever been.”</a></p><p>“The Lakers, too, have shown little recent interest in Young, sources said,” Lowe wrote. “That could change if the price drops to L.A.’s liking. But the market for Young is as chilly as it has ever been.”</p><h2><b>How the Hawks and Spurs view a trade involving Trae Young</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Trae-Young-taking-the-ball-up-the-court-during-a-Hawks-game-on-April-10-2024.jpeg"><figcaption>Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-perfect-trae-young-trade-offer-hawks">The Hawks could potentially</a> be heading towards a rebuild with a younger lineup, even more youthful than Young who is still only 25 years old. Lowe would talk about Atlanta’s viewpoint and how they had the No. 1 overall pick in the last draft where they took Zaccharie Risacher and believe Jalen Johnson, who is 22 years old, to be “untouchable.”</p><p>“The Hawks are resetting their roster and going somewhat younger behind No. 1 pick Zaccharie Risacher,” Lowe wrote. “Trae Young seems perhaps slightly out of place with that direction, but he’s only 25. Jalen Johnson, the team’s one true untouchable, is 22 — between Young and the coming youth movement.”</p><p>While the popular thought was to pair a point guard like Young with a huge talent like Spurs star Victor Wembanyama, the team “has not shown much interest” in trading their bevy of first round picks that they control through 2027. San Antonio could be on the come up and build around their 20 year old player by utilizing the draft than trading assets for an established player like Young.</p><p>“Young is potent enough to keep the Hawks around .500, and they don’t have much incentive to tank so long as the Spurs control their first-round picks through 2027 thanks to the original Murray trade,” Lowe wrote. “The smoothest way to reclaim those picks is trading Young to the Spurs, but San Antonio has not shown much recent interest in that, sources said. The Spurs understand the potential value of those picks, and they (for now) appear to favor holding them hostage over swapping them back to Atlanta.”</p><h2><b>Other teams coming for Trae Young due to trade value decreasing?</b></h2><p>However, with the possible notion around the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-why-trae-young-trade-lakers-still-unlikely">league that Young’s trade</a> value could be diminished, it could sprout some other teams who do not have a huge amount of assets to get the Hawks guard at a lower price. One team that comes to mind is the Miami Heat as they don’t have as much draft picks as San Antonio, but have young, up and coming stars to give like a Jaime Jaquez Jr. and Nikola Jovic.</p><p>The problem there is that they would also have to trade a sizable contract since they are near the dreaded second apron and can only give more than they receive in terms of money. Young is in the midst of a five-year, $215 million deal where he will cost around $43 million this upcoming season.</p><p>Still, the Lakers could use a player like Young who is a dynamic scorer, can facilitate the ball, and obviously work well off of players like LeBron James and Anthony Davis. However, they are also in financial troubles like the Heat so they might not believe the hassle is worth it.</p><h2>Trae Young likely staying with the Hawks</h2><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-spurs-among-trae-youngs-preferred-trade-destinations">Last season with the Hawks</a>, Young averaged 25.7 points, 10.8 assists, and 2.8 rebounds while shooting 43 percent from the field 37.3 percent from beyond the arch. He has spent six seasons with Atlanta where he was drafted with the fifth overall pick by the Dallas Mavericks in the famous trade swap for Luka Doncic.</p><p>There has been success with the Hawks where Young led them to the Eastern Conference Finals in 2021 where they lost to the Milwaukee Bucks. Since then, it has been first round exits in the playoffs and even last season where they lost the first play-in tournament game against the Chicago Bulls.</p><p>At the very moment, it seems very likely that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-zaccharie-risacher-gives-honest-review-potential-atlanta-impact">Young stays with the Hawks</a> unless another team jumps out of nowhere and gets him since he could be at a lower deal. However, depending on Atlanta’s mindset, Young can help out the younger players like Risacher and Johnson in fortifying a foundation for the future as they look to improve after finishing with a 36-46 record which put them at the tenth seed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Trae Young’s ‘chilly’ trade market hit with Lakers, Spurs updates

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-why-trae-young-trade-lakers-still-unlikely');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Why Trae Young trade to Lakers is still unlikely');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Why-Trae-Young-trade-to-Lakers-is-still-unlikely.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Why Trae Young trade to Lakers is still unlikely</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-30T11:00:26-07:00">June 30th, 11:00am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-30T11:00:26-07:00">June 30th, 11:00am</time><address><a>Preston Byers</a>Preston Byers is an experienced writer and journalist who currently serves as an associate editor for ClutchPoints and as a staff writer at The Vindicator and Tribune Chronicle, where he covers sports in the Mahoning Valley. Previously, Preston worked as an associate editor for Dot Esports and a site expert for FanSided's Union and Blue.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-james-hardens-free-agency-clippers-update-lakers-link">Los Angeles Lakers and their</a> fans, as always, have high expectations. Although the team delivered a championship to the ‘City of Angels’ less than four years ago, the last few seasons have been anything but ideal for the LeBron James, Anthony Davis, and the Lakers. And it appears a trade for another superstar, like the one L.A. swung in 2019 to land Davis, does not appear likely this offseason despite rumors about <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-spurs-among-trae-youngs-preferred-trade-destinations">Trae Young being traded</a> by the Atlanta Hawks.</p><p>Young, a top-five draft pick in the 2018 NBA Draft, led the Hawks to an Eastern Conference Finals in 2021, but like the Lakers, the Hawks have struggled to repeat the success they had a few years ago. A trade for Dejounte Murray can officially be deemed a failure after the Hawks shipped Murray out to the New Orleans Pelicans earlier this week, and with Atlanta potentially entering a rebuild with No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher and Jalen Johnson, Young may be on the trade market.</p><p>While the Lakers were at one time linked to Murray and Young, it appears the Lakers are not likely to get Young in an offseason trade <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/5603722/2024/06/29/lebron-james-lakers-free-agent-rumors/?utm_medium=social&amp;utm_campaign=twhq&amp;source=twitterhq" rel="noopener">if the star point guard</a> is dealt, according to The Athletic’s Jovan Buha.</p><p>“As far as trades go, the Lakers landing a third star in a deal appears unlikely, barring an unforeseen one secretly becoming available,” Buha wrote. “Donovan Mitchell is reportedly likely to sign a contract extension with Cleveland, which would rule him out. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-trae-young-change-decreased-odds-lakers-trade">Trae Young’s switch from Klutch Sports</a> to CAA also makes a trade to the Lakers less likely, as The Athletic previously reported. Murray is now in New Orleans and off the board. Perhaps Darius Garland becomes available, but he’s a clear step down from the Mitchell and Young tier of stars.”</p><h2><b>Who will Lakers target in offseason?</b></h2><p>The Los Angeles Lakers were bounced from the NBA Playoffs in the first round by the Denver Nuggets, losing a closer-than-it-appears series 4-1. But <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-rich-paul-reveals-lebron-james-priority-for-new-contract">with LeBron James</a> turning 40 years old this year and Anthony Davis’ health ever a concern, the Lakers must make some moves as <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-cam-reddish-running-it-back-with-la-after-latest-move">the JJ Redick era begins</a>.</p><p>As Jovan Buha reported, a superstar trade is not likely, nor is it necessary. While a ‘Big 3′ is always fun and marketable — James would know better than anyone — two superstars is enough to win a championship if the core complements the stars well enough. The Celtics, despite an injury to Kristaps Porzingis and poor shooting from Jayson Tatum, clobbered the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals behind a strong core that includes Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday, and Al Horford.</p><p>The Lakers should and likely will trade D’Angelo Russell after back-to-back years of poor performances in the playoffs. Russell, after opting into the second season of the two-year contract he signed last offseason, will make $18.7 million and could be packaged with players such as Rui Hachimura, Gabe Vincent, or Jarred Vanderbilt for salary-matching purposes.  The Portland Trail Blazers’ Jerami Grant and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-lakers-believe-mavericks-klay-thompson-favorite">Golden State Warriors’ Klay Thompson</a> are reportedly targets for the Lakers this offseason; Grant would have to be traded, while Thompson could sign for the mid-level exception if James takes a pay cut.</p><p>The Brooklyn Nets, who are certainly rebuilding after trading Mikal Bridges to the New York Knicks, could also be a good source of young, talented wings for the Lakers. Cam Johnson and Dorian Finney-Smith make just about as much combined as Russell and Hachimura do, and the Lakers could theoretically throw in another player to get back Dennis Schroder, whose impact was felt in the 2023 playoffs when the Lakers reached the Western Conference Finals.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Why Trae Young trade to Lakers is still unlikely

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-lakers-spurs-among-trae-youngs-preferred-trade-destinations');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Lakers, Spurs among Trae Young’s preferred trade destinations');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Lakers-Spurs-among-Trae-Youngs-preferred-trade-destinations.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Lakers, Spurs among Trae Young’s preferred trade destinations</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-28T10:14:07-07:00">June 28th, 10:14am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-28T12:48:38-07:00">June 28th, 12:48pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks are starting their new era, but does that mean they’ll show the door to their old guard? <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/lakers-news-trae-youngs-1-emoji-post-jj-redick-hire-has-lakers-fans-thinking-trade">Star guard Trae Young</a> is still just 25, but the squad is rumored to be looking to build around the kids.</p><p>Young is eyeing the New Orleans Pelicans, Los Angeles Lakers, and San Antonio Spurs <a href="https://sports.yahoo.com/brandon-ingram-expected-to-become-available-for-trade-as-wing-market-comes-into-focus-150152771.html" rel="noopener">as potential destinations</a>, via Yahoo Sports’ Jake Fischer.</p><p>“The Hawks are certainly expected to now gauge trade possibilities for Murray, All-Star guard Trae Young, Clint Capela and the rest of their rostered players who aren’t named Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher, sources said,” Fischer explained. “Young does have the Pelicans in mind of preferred possible next teams, league sources told Yahoo Sports, in addition to the Spurs and Lakers, but Young’s fit has never made much sense for a New Orleans situation that currently features C.J. McCollum in its backcourt.”</p><p>With the Pelicans reportedly looking to deal Brandon Ingram, the two squads could feasibly work out a deal centering around him and Young. However, as Fischer pointed out, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-reasons-pelicans-must-pursue-trae-young-before-other-options">Young teaming up</a> with McCollum and oft-injured Zion Williamson isn’t as exciting as a potential Spurs or Lakers move would be.</p><p>How likely is it that Young finds himself in the Lone Star State or Tinseltown this summer?</p><h2><b>The Hawks would be hard-pressed to get a good enough return from the Lakers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Trae-Young-fakes-out-Pelicans.jpg"><figcaption>Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Young teaming up with LeBron James and Anthony Davis would give Los Angeles <a href="https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nba/trae-young-next-team-odds" rel="noopener">a realistic shot at a title</a>, via FOX Sports’ Colin Cowherd.</p><p>“Trae Young with LeBron James — I’m here for it,” Cowherd said. “I do think he would work here. It would be something [Anthony Davis] would like because Trae Young could space the floor. It would be harder to collapse. It’s very easy for teams to collapse on Anthony Davis because the Lakers don’t have anyone that can shoot the 3. Trae Young is an elite 3-ball, a true point guard and a playmaker. LeBron wouldn’t have to be the overwhelming playmaker every time down the floor. Trae Young can do that and LeBron can play off the ball and conserve some energy.”</p><p>Young would provide the type of backcourt punch that the Lakers wanted from Russell Westbrook when they traded for him in 2021. The difference is that Young is a far superior shooter, and could primarily operate on the perimeter while James and Davis attack the rim.</p><p>“He is exactly what the doctor ordered,” Cowherd continued. “This is exactly the guy that JJ Redick wants to work with. He would be good with Trae Young.”</p><p>However, Los Angeles might not have enough assets to fetch Young in a deal. The organization owns just one first-round pick over the next three years and doesn’t have any rising players with star potential. A combination of Austin Reaves, a bench player, and a boatload of future draft picks could be enough, but there are no guarantees.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Spurs have four first-rounders next year alone, along with two each year between 2025-27. That, along with a player or two, is more than enough to fetch Young and pair him with the league’s most exciting second-year star Victor Wembanyama.</p><p>Regardless, it’s looking more and more like Young’s days in Atlanta are numbered.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Lakers, Spurs among Trae Young’s preferred trade destinations

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-hawks-draft-trade-possibility-with-spurs-gains-buzz');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Hawks draft trade possibility with Spurs gains buzz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hawks-draft-trade-possibility-with-Sp1urs-gains-buzz-1.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Hawks draft trade possibility with Spurs gains buzz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-19T12:40:18-07:00">June 19th, 12:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-19T12:57:01-07:00">June 19th, 12:57pm</time><address><a>Joshua Valdez</a>Joshua Valdez started his journalism career as the Sports Editor for the Rutgers University newspaper before becoming an associate editor for ClutchPoints. He is a diehard Yankees, Jets, Knicks, Rutgers, and Tottenham Hotspur fan. When Joshua is not either watching a game or writing about one, you can find him in an art-house movie theater or working on a screenplay.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks hold the No. 1 pick in this summer’s NBA Draft and thus have the most leverage in any possible draft-day trade scenario. With the draft soon approaching, rumors have been flying as the basketball world continues to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-landry-fields-breaks-silence-no-1-draft-pick-plans">speculate Atlanta’s next moves</a>.</p><p>While it’s not confirmed, the Hawks are reportedly <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/page/NBADraft24-40343667/2024-nba-mock-draft-all-58-picks-trade-talks-heat-30-teams" rel="noopener">taking a long look</a> at French prospect Zaccharie Risacher with the top pick, via ESPN’s Jonathan Givony.</p><p>“While it appears the Hawks are far from making final decisions, many teams say their intel indicates Risacher remains the favorite at No. 1, partially because of the dual-track flexibility he offers of either remaining competitive next season or tapping into his upside as the type of big, versatile wing that is difficult to acquire outside the draft,” Givony wrote. “The Hawks will bring Risacher in for a workout Wednesday, his first with the team thus far, which should help add clarity regarding his standing.”</p><p>UConn’s Donovan Clingan is another option, as he reportedly impressed the team during his workout. The two-time NCAA champion averaged 13 points per game on a ninth-ranked 63.9% shooting clip last season, to go with 7.4 boards and 1.5 assists.</p><p>League sources told ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel that Atlanta is seriously considering Clingan as well, assuming it doesn’t trade down. Meanwhile, fellow French international Alex Sarr is unlikely to be taken there. Siegel had previously mocked him to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2024-nba-mock-draft-3-0-donovan-clingan-to-rockets-amid-trade-rumors">the Hawks first overall</a>, but that was before this new intel.</p><p>However, none of this answers the franchise’s most burning question: what will it do with star guard Trae Young?</p><h2><b>A Trae Young trade doesn’t appear likely for the Hawks right now</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hawks-Trae-Young.jpg"><figcaption>© David Banks-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>With Atlanta failing to reach the Conference Semifinals since its deep run in 2020-21, many have speculated whether it’d deal Young to usher in a rebuild. However, that doesn’t appear to be the type of trade the team’s looking into.</p><p>“The status of Atlanta’s Trae Young is the big question hovering over the franchise,” Givony continued. “One option that has been widely discussed among teams is the possibility of the Hawks reacquiring their unprotected 2025 first-round pick from San Antonio (perhaps in a swap for the No. 4 pick), which would give the team far more flexibility for rebuilding. That would currently be difficult to fathom, with their next three draft picks (2025, 2026 swap rights and 2027) owned by the Spurs.”</p><p>There are conflicting reports, as Hawks general manager Landry Fields has said he intends on <a href="https://www.nbcsports.com/nba/news/hawks-gm-makes-it-clear-he-intends-to-keep-no-1-pick" rel="noopener">keeping the first pick</a>, via NBC Sports. However, that could be a smokescreen.</p><p>“The Hawks worked out Reed Sheppard last week and Clingan before that, two attractive options at No. 4 should they elect to slide back,” Givony said. “Atlanta also brought in Matas Buzelis, Cody Williams and Ron Holland for workouts.”</p><p>While it seems most likely that Atlanta selects Clingan or Risacher first overall, don’t be surprised if the squad works out a deal with the Spurs to replenish its draft capital. This could be a rare opportunity for the Hawks to get one of their picks back from the Dejounte Murray trade, while still getting to keep him.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Hawks draft trade possibility with Spurs gains buzz

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-hawks-linked-with-donovan-clingan-amid-trade-down-buzz');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Hawks linked with Donovan Clingan amid trade down buzz');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Hawks-linked-with-Donovan-Clingan-amid-trade-down-buzz.jpg"><figcaption>6/14/24</figcaption></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Hawks linked with Donovan Clingan amid trade down buzz</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-06-14T17:05:46-07:00">June 14th, 5:05pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-06-14T17:05:46-07:00">June 14th, 5:05pm</time><address><a>Jack Winter</a>Jack Winter is a veteran NBA writer and editor based on the West Coast. He currently lives in Oakland, covering the Golden State Warriors.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Atlanta Hawks are still undecided at the very top of the 2024 NBA Draft. As general manager Landry Fields and company continue analyzing prospects leading up to June 26th, though, one player has already emerged a front office favorite. Whether Atlanta will take Donovan Clingan at all let alone select him at No. 1 overall, though, remains to be seen.</p><p>The former Connecticut big man “impressed” Hawks brass in a recent workout, per Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, making him a <a href="https://www.theringer.com/nba/2024/6/14/24178393/nba-draft-2024-alex-sarr-scouting-report-rankings-rumors" rel="noopener">viable candidate</a> for Atlanta whether the team keeps the first pick or trades down a few spots in the lottery. The Hawks also have an interest in G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis, according to The Ringer.</p><p>“If the Hawks trade down, UConn center Donovan Clingan could be their target after he impressed the team in a private workout last week. Even if the Hawks stay put, Clingan could still be their first choice, with G League Ignite forward Matas Buzelis being a dark horse candidate.”</p><p>Further intel on <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/2024-nba-mock-draft-3-0-donovan-clingan-to-rockets-amid-trade-rumors">Clingan potentially being drafted by Atlanta</a> should come as no surprise. ClutchPoints’ Brett Siegel also reported earlier this week the Hawks had done their diligence on the 7’2 rim-protector, sparking speculation the team selects him in a trade-down scenario.</p><p>“UConn’s Donovan Clingan is a player the Hawks have done their research on in recent weeks, leading to the belief that the Hawks are open to the idea of moving down a few spots.”</p><p>Clingan averaged 13.0 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.5 blocks on gaudy 63.9% shooting in just 22.6 minutes per game last season, leading the Huskies to their second consecutive national title. He earned Honorable Mention All-American honors for his efforts after making the Big East All-Freshman Team during his first season in Storrs.</p><h2><b>Donovan Clingan’s fit with Hawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Former-Connecticut-star-Donovan-Clingan-celebrates-after-winning-the-2024-NCAA-championship.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Deutsch-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>Atlanta enters the offseason at a critical inflection point. After disappointing with 36-46 record and failing to advance past the Eastern Conference play-in tournament, the awkward backcourt <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-bill-simmons-dishes-on-explosive-trade-buzz-surrounding-both-trae-young-dejounte-murray">partnership between Trae Young and Dejounte Murray</a> has never seemed more likely to end.</p><p>Which talented guard the Hawks will retain is anyone’s guess, however, and there’s no guaranteeing either player will be on the roster come training camp in late September. In wake of vaulting up nine spots to win the lottery, might now be the perfect time Atlanta to trade both Young and Murray, initiating a full-scale rebuild?</p><p>Either way, the Hawks would surely make some related roster moves if they indeed end up with Clingan on draft night. He’s a traditional five in every sense of the term, likely limited to playing drop coverage defensively and scoring around the rim on the other end. Longtime starting center Clint Capela has heard his name in trade rumors for years. There’s no sense in holding onto him with Clingan in the fold, especially because Atlanta locked up 2020 lottery pick <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-onyeka-okongwu-four-year-62-million-contract-extension">Onyeka Okongwu on a reasonable, long-term extension</a> last October.</p><p>Okongwu’s defensive versatility and nascent three-point range could allow coach Quin Snyder to deploy him alongside Clingan up front in certain lineups. Big-picture, however, a starting frontcourt of breakout forward Jalen Johnson and Clingan would surely represent the Hawks’ best chance at contention no matter what they do with Young and Murray on the perimeter.</p><p>Snyder, it bears reminding, spent years with the Utah Jazz helming the team’s defense around Rudy Gobert. While it stands to reason Clingan won’t win four Defensive Player of the Year awards, he could still serve as the interior linchpin of Atlanta’s defense just like Gobert did with Snyder in Utah before being traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves.</p><p>Expect to hear more rumors about Clingan and the Hawks leading up to draft night. Most draft-related smoke doesn’t actually spark fire, but it seems clear by now that Atlanta really is mulling the possibility of adding Clingan as its new defensive centerpiece on June 26th.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Hawks linked with Donovan Clingan amid trade down buzz

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He is a lifelong motorsports and tennis fan. Jay's need for speed may no longer be on the grid or courts but has stayed with him through writing.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-fan-mailbag-hawks-plans-nba-draft-rumors"> NBA Draft is looming</a> and the most important team that might set the tone for this class is the Atlanta Hawks. Landry Fields needs to get Trae Young some help so that the franchise could go back to their winning ways just like three years ago. This top pick is going to be the determinant of all that. Whether it is Alex Sarr or Zaccharie Risacher taking the top spot, the fit is all that matters. However, someone that is in the middle of the lottery could be all that this team needs. Donovan Clingan is someone who has piqued their interest which may mean trading down.</p><p>At this point in time, there is still no consensus top pick for the NBA Draft. Alex Sarr remains at the top of many mock drafts while the others that don’t have him are urging the Hawks to take Zaccharie Risacher. Both are good in terms of fit<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-bill-simmons-dishes-on-explosive-trade-buzz-surrounding-both-trae-young-dejounte-murray"> but the Trae Young-led</a> squad could be getting more.</p><p>An overhaul is never complete without getting better assets to bargain for better players as the offseason goes by. This is exactly what Landry Fields and the rest of the front office could be thinking. The teams below them in the NBA Draft have what it takes to buy the pick out of their hands, per Brett Siegel of ClutchPoints.</p><blockquote>“At this juncture, the Hawks are evaluating several scenarios at the top of the draft, including hearing inquires from rival teams for their first overall selection. The San Antonio Spurs and Portland Trail Blazers currently possess the assets that would be needed to make a swing for the Hawks’ top pick. The belief right now is that general manager Landry Fields and his front office will be holding onto this selection, sources said,” the NBA Insider declared.</blockquote><h2><b>Hawks eyeing a prospect outside the top two</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Zach-Edey-15-reaches-in-on-Connecticut-Huskies-center-Donovan-Clingan-32.jpg"><figcaption>© Michael Chow/The Republic / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>The Hawks might not even need Alex Sarr or Zaccharie Risacher when draft night comes. Donovan Clingan is a name that echoes throughout the Hawks front office. This means that the first pick could be up for grabs if Fields decides to forgo picking at the top.</p><blockquote>“However, UConn’s Donovan Clingan is a player the Hawks have done their research on in recent weeks, leading to the belief that the Hawks are open to the idea of moving down a few spots. As far as other moves the franchise could make, Atlanta is expected to make both Clint Capela and De’Andre Hunter available in trade discussions leading up to and past the NBA Draft,” Siegel concluded.</blockquote><p>Clingan is not at all a bad pick in the coming NBA Draft. He is an established threat as a roll man and off lobs. His 63.9% field goal percentage which yielded him a little over 13 points is a <a href="https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/players/donovan-clingan-1.html" rel="noopener">big piece</a> of evidence. Moreover, he has shown some flashes of being more swift-footed than other big men in the 2024 NBA Draft Class. His youth gives him a much higher ceiling but the championship mentality he inherits from Dan Hurley is irreplaceable. The UConn prospect just does not have an outside shot which prevents the Hawks from playing five-out sets unlike Alex Sarr and Zaccharie Risacher.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-pelicans-preference-trae-young-dejounte-murray-in-potential-hawks-trade-talks');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Pelicans’ preference between Trae Young, Dejounte Murray in potential Hawks trade talks');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Pelicans-preference-between-Trae-Young-Dejounte-Murray-in-potential-Hawks-trade-talks.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Pelicans’ preference between Trae Young, Dejounte Murray in potential Hawks trade talks</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-26T12:57:15-07:00">May 26th, 12:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-26T12:57:15-07:00">May 26th, 12:57pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University senior from Atlanta on track to graduate with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks are currently coming off of what was a disastrous 2023-24 season that culminated in a Play-In game loss to the Chicago Bulls in April. While<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-trae-young-drops-honest-review-luka-doncic-kyrie-irving-mavericks-duo"> Young continued to</a> put up excellent statistics and earned another All-Star nod this year, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-rumors-donovan-clingan-dark-horse-hawks-option-no-1">Hawks as a whole</a> were the victims of an atrociously constructed roster that features arguably two average or above defenders (at most).</p><p>Three straight<a href="https://www.nola.com/sports/pelicans/why-pelicans-should-target-a-guard-in-any-ingram-trade/article_bdb01b7c-1aa3-11ef-8499-e3c24bd8b915.html" rel="noopener"> early postseason exits</a> for the Hawks following their flukey Eastern Conference Finals run in 2021 means that the team now will have to deal with trade speculation throughout the 2024 offseason, and it’s now at the point where it’s certainly fair to wonder whether the team could entertain the idea of moving on from Young, backcourt running mate Dejounte Murray, or perhaps even both.</p><p>One team that would figure to be a logical suitor for a floor general this offseason is the New Orleans Pelicans, who saw their lack of stability in that department thoroughly exposed in their first round playoff sweep at the hands of the Oklahoma City Thunder (albeit without Zion Williamson in the lineup).</p><p>Thus, it would make sense that the Pelicans and Hawks might potentially engage in some trade talks this summer, and now, more light is being shed on who the Pelicans may be looking to pry out of the Atlanta locker room.</p><p>“If the Pelicans reengaged the Hawks, they could look to pry away Murray or Young,” reported Christian Clark of NOLA.com. “Even though Young is the more talented player, the Pelicans seem to hold more interest in Murray, league sources said. The 6-5 Murray is not as much of a defensive liability as the 6-1 Young can be. He is also on a cheaper contract; Murray will make $25.5 million next season, while Young is owed $43 million.”</p><p>Young does indeed have a reputation as a decidedly poor defender; however, Murray himself has also surprisingly been a clear negative on that end of the floor since joining the Hawks, showing poor instincts as to when to gamble for steals and a bizarre inability to stay in front of smaller ball-handlers despite his lengthy wingspan.</p><h2><b>Should the Hawks blow it up?</b></h2><p>Considering their ineptitude over the last three seasons, many fans and pundits alike have made calls for the Hawks to blow it up and embrace a full rebuild. The only problem? For the next three seasons, the Hawks do not control their own first round picks due to their trade for Murray with the San Antonio Spurs, meaning that all the losing they would theoretically do in that scenario wouldn’t yield any draft benefits.</p><p>Further complicating matters is the fact that the Hawks overcame three percent odds and somehow won the NBA Draft Lottery this year, although this does project to be the weakest draft class in over a decade, and perhaps longer.</p><p>In any case, it certainly wouldn’t be a surprise if either Murray, Young, or both is no longer in a Hawks uniform when next NBA season gets underway in October.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Pelicans’ preference between Trae Young, Dejounte Murray in potential Hawks trade talks

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba-rumors-donovan-clingan-dark-horse-hawks-option-no-1');   ga('set', 'title', 'NBA rumors: Donovan Clingan a dark-horse Hawks option at No. 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Donovan-Clingan-a-dark-horse-Hawks-option-at-No.-1.jpg"></figure><h1>NBA rumors: Donovan Clingan a dark-horse Hawks option at No. 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-05-24T11:10:11-07:00">May 24th, 11:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-05-24T11:22:47-07:00">May 24th, 11:22am</time><address><a>Alex House</a>Alex House is a sports journalist who covers the NFL, NBA, and MLB for ClutchPoints. He grew up in a New York sports-heavy region in Connecticut and earned his journalism degree at the University of Rhode Island. His in-depth knowledge of two of the most passionate and raucous fan bases in the country gives him a truly unique writing voice.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Aside from trading John Collins to the Utah Jazz last offseason, the Atlanta Hawks have delayed major roster reconstruction over the last two years. Instead, they trusted that their talent and head coach Quin Snyder could smooth out the bumps and lead the franchise back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/3-major-offseason-fixes-hawks-must-make-to-reach-2025-nba-playoffs">towards a promising trajectory</a>.</p><p>Porous defense, injuries and a lack of cohesion have only magnified the turbulence and set the organization further in a downward direction. And yet, Atlanta has been exercising patience.</p><p>That is becoming increasingly more challenging to do, however, especially after Lady Luck worked her magic at the NBA Draft Lottery. With the No. 1 overall pick now in their possession, the Hawks’ decision has essentially been made for them.</p><p>Roster changes will be made to accommodate the arrival of a franchise pillar who can potentially pair alongside Trae Young and Jalen Johnson. French forward Zachary Risacher is gaining serious momentum, and his fellow countryman, center Alex Sarr, is considered the favorite by many outlets to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/top-nba-prospect-alex-sarr-breaks-silence-on-potentially-going-no-1-in-2024-draft">come off the board first.</a> But the front office might have <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/insider/story/_/id/38788364/2024-nba-draft-rankings-espn-top-25-prospects" rel="noopener">another big man in mind</a>.</p><p>Former UConn star Donovan Clingan “has fans among the Hawks’ constituency at No. 1, meaning there’s a lot left to be played out between now and June 26,” ESPN’s Jonathan Givony reported. Atlanta has surprised the basketball-watching world plenty of times since 2021, in a variety of ways, so it is only fitting that the team would defy expectations at the 2024 NBA Draft.</p><h2><b>How Donovan Clingan can fit with the Hawks</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Donovan-Clingan-battles-Zach-Edey-for-possession.jpg"><figcaption>Grace Hollars/IndyStar / USA TODAY NETWORK</figcaption></figure><p>It is becoming tougher to justify keeping both Young and Dejounte Murray in the backcourt, but the idea of <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-dejounte-murray-out-rumored-hawks-jazz-trade">voluntarily dealing away</a> both star guards is difficult to comprehend given management’s conservative approach. Retaining one of them, along with the rising Johnson, could enable the Hawks to be somewhat competitive in the present. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/uconn-basketball-news-donovan-clingan-gets-woj-update-on-nba-draft-prospects">Drafting Clingan</a> might coincide with that plan.</p><p>Clint Capela has one season left on his contract and is constantly a popular name in the trade rumor mill. Moving on from him makes a ton of financial sense, but his stalwart defense and elite rebounding must be replaced. Although Clingan comes with a myriad of question marks, he can quickly become a worthwhile contributor for Atlanta.</p><p>The defensive value the two-time national champion can immediately bring might cause the Hawks to overlook his possible limitations on offense. Add in the fact that this regime has avoided a rebuild to this point, and one can see the franchise coveting Clingan’s complimentary skill set rather than the higher ceiling of Sarr or another player in this class.</p><p>Atlanta ranked in the bottom-three in points per game allowed, opponents’ field goal percentage and opponents’ 3-point shooting percentage. Defense is a glaring hole, and this draft pick could be used to fill it. The Hawks overcame tremendous odds to land the top selection, so they best not squander this opportunity.</p><p>The time for roster experimentation is over. General manager Landry Fields and company need to implement a long-term plan that can foster sustained success. Gambling on Donovan Clingan would be risky to say the least, but one of the team’s gambles is bound to work out eventually, right?</p><p>Right?</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NBA rumors: Donovan Clingan a dark-horse Hawks option at No. 1

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A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Dejounte Murray and the Atlanta Hawks are currently in the midst of what figures to be a crossroads offseason as for the future direction of the franchise after the team’s highly frustrating 2023-24 campaign. Although <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/hawks-news-former-hawks-all-star-proposes-dejounte-murray-brandon-ingram-trade">Murray had arguably</a> the best season of his career this year from a statistical perspective, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bulls-news-lonzo-ball-savagely-wishes-ill-hawks-after-no-1-pick-win">Hawks once again</a> struggled to put together wins on a consistent basis, ultimately being escorted out of the Play-In tournament by the Chicago Bulls in blowout fashion.</p><p>For about a year now, rumors have been swirling about the Hawks and <a href="https://x.com/DejounteMurray/status/1793657445807685811" rel="noopener">what they might do</a> about their backcourt which features Murray and of course multi-time All-Star Trae Young.</p><p>Recently, a report surfaced from Ben Anderson of Utah’s KSL Sports that the Hawks and the Utah Jazz had considered a trade that would have sent Dejounte Murray west in exchange for Utah’s Keyonte George, but that the Jazz ultimately turned it down.</p><p>Now, Murray himself is responding to that report.</p><p>“Don’t BELIEVE EVERYTHING You See On This Dumb A** INTERNET!!!!!” wrote Murray in a post on his account on X, the social media platform formerly referred to as Twitter, quote tweeting a post from NBACentral about the report.</p><h2><b>Where do the Hawks go from here?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/05/Dejounte-Murray-vs-the-Bulls.jpg"><figcaption>David Banks-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><p>The Hawks’ offseason situation got a whole lot more complicated recently when it was announced that the team had won the NBA Draft Lottery, meaning they have the number one pick in this year’s NBA Draft, which of course is projected by many pundits to be the worst draft class in recent league history.</p><p>Still, having the number one in any draft is better than not having the number one pick in said draft and should give the team a degree of flexibility as they navigate what figures to be a highly consequential offseason.</p><p>The team now has two full seasons’ worth of evidence that, for as good as they are individually, Trae Young and Dejounte Murray do not work together as a starting backcourt. There are too many similarities and overlaps in their game, and neither one is particularly good at or seemingly willing to move much when they don’t have the ball in their hands. Furthermore, Murray’s defense has not lived up to the promise of the former All Defensive team member that Hawks fans thought they were getting when his trade from the San Antonio Spurs was announced two summers ago.</p><p>Some might argue that the natural inclination for the Hawks would be simply to blow it up by trading both Young and Murray away and rebuilding, but that notion is complicated by the fact that Atlanta does not control its next three first round draft picks due to the Murray trade, so unless they were to facilitate a deal with the Spurs to get those picks back, a rebuild would be rather fruitless.</p><p>In any case, the primary concern for Atlanta right now revolves around what they will do with the number one pick they now somehow own, and whether they want to trade it to try to make the team better now or draft a prospect that could impact winning down the road.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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