The deal is coming, the first deal of the new year is coming, and this time it's the Hawks who made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season.
On January 14, Beijing time, a report from ESPN's famous journalist Adrian Wonarovsky said that well-informed sources revealed that the Eagles and Knicks completed a deal. Specifically, the Hawks sent Cam Redish, Solomon Hill and the 2025 second-round picks, and from New York Kevin Knox and the 2022 protected first-round pick.
Coincidentally, on January 16, Beijing time, the Knicks' next game will be away to Atalanta, facing off against the Hawks. It seems that Knox can go directly to Atalanta with the team and change into a jersey to play.
It is worth mentioning that the first round sent by New York came from the Hornets, and it was also a first round with obvious restrictions. This first round is protected in the first 18th pick in 2022, otherwise it will be protected in the first 16th pick in 2023, 14th in 2024 and 25, and if the conditions for protection are met, it will be converted to 1 2026 second round pick and 1 2027 second round pick.
Given the Hornets' current record of seventh in the East, the Hawks will struggle to use this first-round pick this year.
Sources pointed out that Hill's contract had the right to veto the deal, but he agreed to the deal. That is, Hill and Redish will travel to the Knicks together. This season, Solomon Hill averaged 10.7 minutes per game and could only have 0.6 points, 1.8 rebounds, 0.9 assists and 0.3 steals.
On the 9th of last month, Solomon Hill tore his right hamstring during the game and has been reimbursed for the season. Interestingly, when King Hilde had blessed Hill earlier, he said, "Big brother, get well soon." Then Hill replied: "You too, still wearing the Kings jersey." ”
As a result, Hilde did not change the jersey, and Hill changed the jersey first.
However, Hield has not had a good time lately, and yesterday at the Kings' game, coach Gentry was in a fit of rage and squirted at Hield. Hilde is said to have just hoped for Gentry to calm down and relax, but was sprayed. But today, Gentry apologized to Hilde in front of the whole team.
The manager apologized to the players, which is really rare.
For the Hawks, the key in the deal is naturally Reddish. The deal preceded several rumors of the deal, and now it's a reality.
Reddish, whose current contract expires next summer, is on $4.7 million and $5.95 million this year and $5.95 million this season. Under the collective agreement, Redish is eligible to sign an early contract extension this summer. Reddish has played 34 games for the Hawks this season, averaging 23.4 minutes per game and delivering 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1.0 steals.
But the Hawks don't want to renew Redish, who also wants to be traded to a team that can give him a more important role and offer a contract extension this summer.
Interestingly, Reddish was also the Lakers' favorite before, but the Hawks' expected return to Reddish was a first-round mid-round pick or a young player, while the Lakers could only make two second-round picks, so the two sides failed to reach an agreement, and the Knicks' chips were just right.
The hawks got the first-round pick that gave them more leverage in subsequent deal negotiations, but after the deal was closed, the Hawks had an extra roster spot and created a $1.7 million deal exception. The distance below the luxury tax also changed from $1.87 million to $2.36 million.
Apparently, Redish was just a prelude to the Hawks trade, and there were many more operations after the Hawks.
Last season the Hawks hit the Eastern Conference Finals, and this season they swooped all the way down, 17-23 in 12th place in the East. Of course, the Knicks and Celtics are just as difficult as they are, but the most puzzling thing is undoubtedly the Eagles.
After all, the Celtics have changed managers, and the Knicks core Randle's state has declined seriously. In contrast, the Eagles coaching staff has not changed, and the core lineup has not changed. In particular, the core of the team, Trae Young, under the new version, not only did not have a decline in data, but it improved from the previous two seasons, but the team just couldn't win.
Yesterday's Home Games against the Heat, which lacked Butler and Adebayor, saw Andre Hunter make a comeback, but it was a fiasco in the end.
It was the Fourth Game the Hawks had lost in their last five games, during which time they had lost to opponents including the Blazers, who lacked a dual core, the questionable Lakers, the Remnant Clippers, and the Heat, who lacked an internal and external core.
The only team they could win was the Kings, who had lost five straight.
More importantly, the team's locker room contradictions have become more and more hidden. After yesterday's game, Collins, another core of the team, said: "If a team wants to win, the foundation is unity. Winning can cultivate the unity of the team, and I always say that the team needs to play like this. ”
As we all know, Collins's desire to improve the status of his team is not a day or two, but he played the Heat that game, and there were only 9 shots in the whole game. It's not that he doesn't want to play, it's that the ball isn't in his hands, "My usage rate is lower than in the rookie season (actually the second lowest in my career, only higher than the rookie season). There are things I can't control, I don't want to say anything, I just don't like to always turn around and run on the field sometimes. ”
Speaking about "whether you just want to be more clear about your role on the offensive end," Collins said: "Yes, that's it. I'm not complaining that I need more touches, more points, more shots, I've never complained. I just want each of us to be used in the right way. I've made sacrifices for the team and will continue to do so. ”
In addition to Collins, Hunter, who has just returned, also said an intriguing sentence in the interview. An hour after the game, Hunter came out for an interview. When asked what happened to the team during this hour.
Hunter replied: "There were no unusual discussions between the teams and I wish you all a great night out. ”
The more I said this, the more I felt that something big was happening behind it, and the next day the Eagles ushered in the first deal of the new year.
According to the open-air stand, an assistant general manager recently said that the Eagles' non-selling products are only Trae Young and Capela. Rival management believes the Hawks are willing to send DeAndre Hunter away if they can get a veteran back.
The Hawks' asking price for Gallinari is a first-round, or he can be used as part of a larger deal with a salary equal, such as the previously reported Gallinari + Collins for Simmons deal, but the Hawks are not willing to take Harris.
This season, the NBA trade deadline is Feb. 11, leaving less than a month for the Hawks.
Last season, the Hawks "sacrificed" the head coach during the embarrassment, and then the new coach McMillan took office and the team was wiped out, and now that the team is in crisis again, it is unknown whether they will repeat last year's history.
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