{"id":110316,"date":"2024-12-02T19:19:01","date_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=110316"},"modified":"2024-12-02T19:19:01","modified_gmt":"2024-12-03T00:19:01","slug":"new-intel-hawks-trade-candidates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/12\/02\/new-intel-hawks-trade-candidates\/","title":{"rendered":"New Intel On Hawks Potential Trade Candidates"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Hawks might not have any untouchable players on the roster, but there are only two who appear to be realistic trade candidates<\/a> ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline: Larry Nance Jr.<\/a> and Clint Capela<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Despite Trae Young<\/a> being the center of trade rumors<\/a> just month ago, \u201cthe Hawks value [him] more than other teams around the league,\u201d reports HoopsHype insider Michael Scotto. To that point, Young is Atlanta\u2019s offensive engine. However, other teams are concerned about his efficiency and defensive upside. As for De\u2019Andre Hunter<\/a>, who has also been in trade rumors<\/a>, \u201cexecutives around the league question his durability.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then there\u2019s Bogdan Bogdanovic<\/a>, who \u201chas drawn interest from teams searching for bench scoring over the years.\u201d Atlanta seems to value Bogdanovic too much \u2014on and off the court \u2014to move him right now. That could change when push comes to shove, but it wouldn\u2019t be surprising if they hold onto the veteran.<\/p>\n

New Intel On Hawks Potential Trade Candidates<\/h2>\n

Larry Nance Jr.<\/h3>\n

Nance is \u201ca notable trade candidate in the final year of his contract,\u201d per Scotto.<\/p>\n

As for what makes him an attractive option for prospective teams, the insider cites the affordability of Nance\u2019s deal, his locker room leadership, and his dynamic skillset. This season, Nance has played sporadically, but made a consistent impact when he receives playing time. In fact, in the three games that he\u2019s been on the court for at least 20 minutes, he\u2019s averaged 16.0 points per game.<\/p>\n

As he\u2019ll turn 32 years old in January, he\u2019s more suited for a veteran squad or a playoff-contender. A team like the Cleveland Cavaliers makes sense as a potential suitor due to their iffy depth at the center position.<\/p>\n

Clint Capela<\/h3>\n

Capela has been involved in trade rumors<\/a> for a while now.<\/p>\n

In fact, with the Hawks hoping to reduce their payroll obligations, he and Hunter were on the trade block. It\u2019s all but too late for moving Capela to help them in this endeavor, as he\u2019s on the final year of a two-year, $45.9 million deal. That is, unless they can convince the Brooklyn Nets to absorb his 2024-25 salary into their $23.3 million trade exception<\/a>. However, \u201cexecutives across the league exploring the center market believe [he] could be a trade candidate.\u201d<\/p>\n

Teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and Sacramento Kings are worth monitoring in a Capela trade given their longstanding need for help at center.<\/p>\n

Cody Zeller<\/h3>\n

Though he wasn\u2019t mentioned by Scotto, Hawks center Cody Zeller<\/a> is another potential trade candidate.<\/p>\n

Zeller, now 32, has yet to suit up this season. Designated as a player who is \u201cnot with (the) team\u201d most nights, he could actually be hoping to find a new home. There\u2019s no indication that there\u2019s any deep-seated issue. In this case, Atlanta\u2019s logjam at center may be what\u2019s repelling the former fourth overall pick.<\/p>\n

This offseason, the big man agreed to a three-year, $11 million contract as part of the sign-and-trade that sent him to Atlanta. To that point, he may have initially had a genuine desire to suit up for the Hawks. Nonetheless, this isn\u2019t an ideal situation for either him or the team.<\/p>\n

Given his inexpensive contract, he could have several trade suitors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Hawks might not have any untouchable players on the roster, but there are only two who appear to be realistic trade candidates ahead of the Feb. 6 deadline: Larry Nance Jr. and Clint Capela. Despite Trae Young being the center of trade rumors just month ago, \u201cthe Hawks value [him] more than other […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":110365,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1608,62,4721],"tags":[346,547,1875,526,4774,1349],"class_list":["post-110316","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hawks","category-basketball","category-nba","category-trade-rumors","tag-clint-capela","tag-cody-zeller","tag-deandre-hunter","tag-larry-nance-jr","tag-rumors","tag-trae-young"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110316","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=110316"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110316\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":110366,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/110316\/revisions\/110366"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/110365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=110316"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=110316"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=110316"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}