Woj: Dejounte Murray Traded to Pelicans for Larry Nance Jr, Dyson Daniels and Picks

[timvp]

Worthy of its own thread.

Those Hawks picks just went way up in value.

[cjw]

Nothing beats playing 4D chess against these terrible GMs

[Mugen]

I'm not 100% sure they're that much worse tbh. I guess if Trae goes down with a season ending injury next year, they're screwed...

[Mr. Body]

Please no Trae. Please no

[DAF86]

I'm not 100% sure they're that much worse tbh. I guess if Trae goes down with a season ending injury next year, they're screwed...

This, they will still be as mid as ever. Maybe even improve a little.

[Dejounte]

They’re getting their picks back tbh

that’s the only logical explanation for ATL doing this

[mystargtr34]

Breaking up the Murray-Trae combo is addition by subtraction. So I don’t think Hawks get much worse. But it’s still a win for the Spurs because I thought the Hawks would get a positive impact player back for Murray, like an Ingram (even though he’s overrated too).

In summary, Hawks lose a significant asset without really improving the team.

[SpursDynasty85]

I wonder how much Risacher will help. I assume Trae/Bogey/Johnson/Hunter/Capel with Risacher off the bench for now.

[mystargtr34]

I think Risacher starts in place of Hunter unless he really struggles in training camp and pre season.

[baseline bum]

They’re getting their picks back tbh

that’s the only logical explanation for ATL doing this

This is the organization that just took Euro Harrison Barnes instead of Sarr #1 because he wouldn't work out for them. Don't give them too much credit.

[Mugen]

Risacher is starting. He's the #1 pick

[scott]

Please no Trae. Please no

I have a hard time believing PAFTO would be interested in Trae.

I'm thinking maybe we see a multi-team deal where ATL gets their picks back, Trae goes somewhere, and we get picks in the time of Paul Atreides. Lisan Al Gaib is good enough to unretire #21 for.

[Mr. Body]

Breaking up the Murray-Trae combo is addition by subtraction. So I don’t think Hawks get much worse. But it’s still a win for the Spurs because I thought the Hawks would get a positive impact player back for Murray, like an Ingram (even though he’s overrated too).

In summary, Hawks lose a significant asset without really improving the team.

Theoretically they improve their team defense and become even more Trae-centric. Daniels will help where DJM had checked out on d.

[LeBowen]

Trae Young
Dyson Daniels
Jalen Johnson
Zaccharie Risacher
?

Bogdan Bogdanovic
Kobe Bufkin
Deandre Hunter
Larry Nance Jr
Onyeka Okongwu

Capela should be gone, they'll try to get a new starting center.
Ayton to the Hawks kind of makes sense.
Blazers just got Clingan and there's no reason for them to keep Ayton.
Capela's contract is expiring and Blazers would take it for a compensation.

I'm not sure they want to keep Hunter, he kind of stagnated.
Maybe the Blazers would take two of them for Ayton and one of the Blazers many guards.

Kind of still a 7-10th seed roster, regardless.

They can't tank unless we give them their picks back.
Noone here wants Trae and there aren't any suitable three team partners except maybe the Rockets.
But we'd have no reason to help them do that trade unless they give us Jabari and some of those Phoenix picks, which they won't do.

Hawks are in such a ty spot, tbh.

[DAF86]

They’re getting their picks back tbh

that’s the only logical explanation for ATL doing this

Spurs get Trae Young, Atlanta gets all their pick backs and the Wolves 30 and 31. Just imagine.

It would make the draft moves more understandable. Still ing horrible, but at least understandable in a "I can't believe you are this stupid, but at least you followed a plan" kind of way.

[Mr. Body]

I have a hard time believing PAFTO would be interested in Trae.

I'm thinking maybe we see a multi-team deal where ATL gets their picks back, Trae goes somewhere, and we get picks in the time of Paul Atreides. Lisan Al Gaib is good enough to unretire #21 for.

"We are studying Cooper Flagg's sperm count and are estimating his prime porking years."

[Mr. Body]

Prioritizing defense and players who can do multiple things on offense.

Then trading for Trae Young.

[Dejounte]

I think we trade the 2025 pick back, keep the 2027 one, include the Boston 2028 and Twolves 2031 picks for Trae.

[baseline bum]

I gotta go hit up the Hawks reddit for the meltdowns

[timvp]

But it’s still a win for the Spurs because I thought the Hawks would get a positive impact player back for Murray

Yeah I thought they could get a better win-now piece than Australian Thybulle.

[DPG21920]

Worthy of its own thread.

Those Hawks picks just went way up in value.

Really, how? It’s a decent return for ATL. Daniels + Nance can be flipped for more picks probably if they want and/or they can now trade those 2 25 firsts they have (Kings top 12 protected and Lakers unprotected) for a player to help win now and they added Risacher etc..

I dont know that it helps the value of the picks all that much considering they were play-in with Murray no? What am I missing?

Now, if they move Trae? Then absolutely but this move may signal the opposite no?

[Dejounte]

I gotta go hit up the Hawks reddit for the meltdowns

way ahead of you. It’s bad over there

[timvp]

If the Spurs trade for Trae Young after drafting Stephon Castle and skipping Dilly, I'm out

[DPG21920]

Breaking up the Murray-Trae combo is addition by subtraction. So I don’t think Hawks get much worse. But it’s still a win for the Spurs because I thought the Hawks would get a positive impact player back for Murray, like an Ingram (even though he’s overrated too).

In summary, Hawks lose a significant asset without really improving the team.

The picks they got are of decent value and can be used to land an impact player im guessing.

[Leetonidas]

Almost feel bad for the Hawks reading Hawksquawk is sad. I've never seen such a depressing fan base after winning the #1 pick the draft