{"id":118113,"date":"2025-01-15T11:04:02","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T16:04:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=118113"},"modified":"2025-01-15T11:04:02","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T16:04:02","slug":"hawks-deandre-hunter-untouchable-trade-deadline","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2025\/01\/15\/hawks-deandre-hunter-untouchable-trade-deadline\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks Breakout Player ‘Untouchable’ Ahead Of Trade Deadline?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Atlanta Hawks have been relatively quiet ahead of the trade deadline. For a team that was willing to ship off<\/a> the face of their franchise just last year, this is new territory. Surely, a 19-19 record couldn’t be making them this hesitant?<\/p>\n

Indeed, the Hawks are holding their cards so close to the vest, they’re even playing keep away<\/a> with players they’ve been trying to move off of for years.<\/p>\n

“A guy you’ve been trying to move for two years has a strong two months, so now he’s untouchable?” one Western Conference executive asks Bleacher Report’s Eric Pincus, addressing the Hawks’ willingness to trade Sixth Man of the Year candidate De’Andre Hunter<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Hawks’ De’Andre Hunter ‘Untouchable’ Ahead Of Trade Deadline?<\/h2>\n

It’s no secret that Hunter is having a career season. Averaging a career-high 19.4 points per game, the 2019 No. 4 pick looks a lot like he did in college. Coming off the bench as a sixth man, he’s been aggressive in looking for his shot.<\/p>\n