![]() ![]() Hawks center Clint Capela, 29, averaged 12.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, and 1.2 blocks this past season and is a former rebounding champion. Atlanta Hawks’ pursuit of Raptors Pascal Siakam could prove costly ![]() This deal would add roughly $4 million to the Hawks’ bottom line with Bullock and Siakam accounting for roughly $48 million while Bufkin, Capela, and Hunter add up to roughly $44 million. The 2025 selection would be the least favorable of the Hawks, Spurs, and Chicago Bulls’ picks. The 2024 pick in this scenario is the one the Hawks received from the Spurs in the trade for Dejounte Murray and is lottery protected. He is entering the final year of a three-year, $30 million contract which means the Hawks could lose both players for nothing after next season. Veteran Reggie Bullock, 32, would bring some perimeter defense and floor spacing coming off averaging 7.2 points, 3.6 rebounds, and 1.4 assists while canning 38% of his triples for the Mavericks. There is also some belief that the Raptors will sit on their hands and do nothing. The Hawks’ interest in Siakam picked up in earnest ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft but the Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic have both emerged as possible, albeit surprising potential suitors in the weeks since. Siakam is a two-time All-Star and All-NBA selection as well as a former champion but he is heading into the final year of a four-year, $136.9 million contract. But he is a multi-positional defender capable of switching 3-through-5 with ease and can hold his own in space against some shooting guards. He isn’t a floor-spacer even to the level of Hunter who shot a modest 35% from deep in 2022-23. ![]() This trade certainly lands Siakam, 29, who averaged 24.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, and 5.8 assists this past season. ![]()
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