Ex-Atlanta Hawks guard Kris Dunn has not had a good offseason

In less than a year, Kris Dunn has gone from signing a two-year deal with the Atlanta Hawks to being out of the league. Dunn was taken with the fifth pick in the 2016 NBA draft by the Minnesota Timberwolves where he played a very underwhelming 78 games.

Dunn was then traded by the Timberwolves to the Chicago Bulls in the Zach LaVine/Jimmy Butler deal where he would spend the next three seasons. Unfortunately, Dunn missed more than 80 games over those three seasons showing that he was injury-prone.

No one could have foreseen what happened after he became a member of the Hawks squad. He injured his ankle in the preseason requiring surgery. As a result,  Dunn only played four games with the Hawks. It could have been more but due to his complete lack of offense, he was only used by Nate McMillan in emergency situations.

The Atlanta Hawks made the right call trading Kris Dunn

As soon as Dunn opted into the second season of his contract, the Hawks had to trade him. They were about to experience some severe salary cap pressure. They traded Dunn and Bruno Fernando to the Boston Celtics for Tristan Thompson who they then flipped to the Sacramento Kings for Delon Wright.

While Wright’s salary is $3.5 million more than Dunn’s, at least Wright will be contributing, not being a salary black hole as Dunn became. Unfortunately for Dunn, the Celtics did not have a place for him on their roster either.

The Celtics traded Dunn and Carsen Edwards to the Memphis Grizzlies for Juan Hernangomez before the Grizzlies then decided to waive him. This is a true example of how fickle life is in the NBA. In just a matter of months, you can go from a guaranteed contract to out of the league. Yes, he will still be paid but players want to play. Good luck Kris Dunn with whatever comes next.