The Atlanta Hawks were busy before the close of the NBA trade deadline, making three separate deals while acquiring Caris LeVert, Georges Niang, Terance Mann and Bones Hyland, ESPN reported Thursday.
The Hawks sent forward De’Andre Hunter to the Cleveland Cavaliers for LeVert and Niang, while Bogdan Bogdanovic and three second-round draft picks went to the Los Angeles Clippers for Mann and Hyland.
Atlanta also shipped Cody Zeller and a second-round draft pick in 2028 to the Houston Rockets. That pick had originally belonged to the Rockets. According to the Houston Chronicle, the Hawks acquired the rights to Alpha Kaba of France, who was originally drafted by Atlanta in 2017.
LeVert was averaging 10.2 points with 3.7 assists in 38 games (three starts) for the Cavaliers this season. In nine career seasons for the Brooklyn Nets (2016-21), Indiana Pacers (2021-22) and Cavaliers, the 30-year-old has averaged 13.8 points 3.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists in 498 games (223 starts).
Niang, 31, was scoring 8.7 points with 3.7 rebounds in 51 games (one start) for Cleveland this season. In nine seasons with four different teams, the former second-round draft pick by the Pacers in 2016 has averaged 7.2 points with 2.5 rebounds in 516 games (30 starts).
Hunter, 27, has averaged a career-best 19.0 points in his sixth season, to go along with 3.9 rebounds in 37 games (four starts). In 300 career games (241 starts), all with the Hawks, he has averaged 14.8 points with 4.1 rebounds. The No. 4 pick in the 2019 draft started as many as 67 games in the 2022-23 season.
Mann, 28, has averaged 6.0 points with 2.9 rebounds, but has played just 37 games (12 starts) this season because of a fractured middle finger that required surgery. He has averaged 8.0 points with 3.6 rebounds in 382 career games (168 starts) in six seasons, all with the Clippers.
The lightly used Hyland has played in 20 games off the bench this season and averaged 7.2 points with 1.4 assists. The 24-year-old has averaged 9.7 points with 2.7 assists in 182 games (10 starts) over four seasons with the Denver Nuggets (2021-23) and Clippers.
Bogdanovic, 32, has averaged 10.0 points in 24 games off the bench this season. A sharpshooter, who has shot better than 40 percent from 3-point range twice in his career, Bogdanovic was down to 37.1 percent this season. He has averaged 14.4 points in 473 career games (193 starts) with the Sacramento Kings (2017-20) and Hawks.
Zeller, 32, has not played this season for personal reasons. In 11 seasons with four different teams, he has averaged 7.9 points with 5.7 rebounds in 552 games (275 starts).
–Field Level Media
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