Free agency is about to open, and there have been a lot of trades and contract extensions in the past few days, among which the Hawks are really confused, and they have made a deal with the Pelicans.
The Hawks sent Dejounte Murray to the Pelicans for Nance Jr., Daniels, Liddell, and a 2025 Lakers first-round pick and a lower-ranked first-round pick among the 2027 Bucks and Pelicans.
This looks like a 1-for-5 deal, but in fact, the Hawks are selling Murray cheaply, you must know that when they came to Atlanta in 2022, the Hawks paid 3 first-round and 1 first-round swap as a price, but I didn't expect that now that Murray's data index is rising, the Hawks will be sold at such a low price.
In June 2022, the Hawks reached a deal with the Spurs, they sent Gallinari and 3 first-round picks and a first-round pick swap right from the Spurs to Murray, and then last summer, the Hawks and Muller became a 4-year, $120 million contract extension.
It's really a plan that can't keep up with the changes.
Last season, Murray played in 78 games for the Hawks, averaging 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.4 steals in 35 minutes per game, while shooting 46%/36.3%/79.4% from three.
In addition to the above, the Hawks also sent the team's No. 16 pick, AJ Griffin, to the Rockets in exchange for the No. 44 pick and a $4.5 million trade exception.
Although Griffin only played 20 games last season due to injury, he definitely has potential and talent, and at the time of the draft, he was once ranked in the top 5, and he was only 21 years old, a player worth developing, but he didn't expect the Hawks to trade him, and this deal was also jokingly called a warm gift by netizens.
On top of that, the Hawks showed up again today, refusing to make a qualifying offer for the team's forward Saddiq Bey, thus making the latter an unrestricted free agent who can sign with any team, which means the Hawks have given him up.
He played in 63 games for the Hawks last season, starting 51 of them, averaging 13.7 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 32.7 minutes per game while shooting 42%/32%/84% from three.
He suffered a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee last March, which was one of the main reasons the Eagles gave him up.
Saddiq Bey, the No. 19 pick in 2020, was also a commendable Pistons before coming to the Hawks, with 12.2 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in his rookie season.
The game against the Magic in March 2022 was the highlight of his career so far, in that game, he scored 21 points in a single quarter and finished with 51 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals.
The Eagles have been showing off so frequently in recent days in order to rebuild and avoid the luxury tax, which is absolutely not allowed for the Eagles today.
In the past few years, the Hawks have not achieved any good results, and it is useless to trade Murray, look at the team that is now going to be rebuilt, and then look at Dongzi who has reached the Finals, does the Hawks management regret it?