The Atlanta Hawks followed up their decision to trade De’Andre Hunter for veterans on expiring contracts by landing two more veterans who offer more team control in a separate deal. That includes a former first-round pick.
There is a significant catch, though.
The Hawks traded Bogdan Bogdanovic plus three second-round picks to the Los Angeles Clippers for Bones Hyland and Terance Mann.
The Los Angeles Clippers are trading Terance Mann and Bones Hyland to the Atlanta Hawks for Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round picks, sources tell ESPN. pic.twitter.com/jffPjDYiVm
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Bogdanovic, 32, is in Year 2 of a four-year, $68 million contract. He is averaging a career-low 10.0 points while shooting 30.1% – also a career-worst mark – from downtown. Bogdanovic has long been a fan favorite, but he was sent home last week amid the Hawks’ plans.
There is a $16 million team option for the final season of Bogdanovic’s deal.
Mann is 28, and his 6.0 PPG is his lowest mark since his rookie season. He is also in the final year of a two-year, $22 million pact but starts a three-year, $47 million extension in 2025-26.
Hyland is on an expiring four-year, $10.7 million deal. He will be a restricted free agent after the season. Hyland, 24, was the No. 26 overall pick by the Denver Nuggets in 2021 but was traded to LA during the 2022-23 season.
Both Hyland and Mann have been double-digit scorers at this level.
Neither player has reached the levels that Bogdanovic has in his career, and that does not even count his international exploits.
Hawks part with fan-favorite Bogdan Bogdanovic for former Nuggets 1st-round pick
That the Hawks had to surrender draft capital would seem to suggest that the Hawks either a) really liked one of Hyland or Mann or b) opinions about Bogdanovic’s production and health were more prevalent than was being reported.
The Hawks got younger and saved roughly $1.7 million with this deal.
That is a benefit. Mann is a durable and versatile player. Hyland is a sparkplug scorer that could be dynamite off the Hawks’ bench.
As with the Hunter move, though, it is difficult to say the Hawks got appreciably better with this trade. At the most, they can look at it as an improvement for a roster that figures to have multiple players waived in the aftermath of the Hawks’ deadline dealings.
Hawks GM Landry Fields will most likely hold a press conference following the deadline.
It is unclear how many answers he will provide, but there will be plenty of questions about the direction of the franchise, particularly when it comes to three-time All-Star Trae Young.