What a week for Onsi Saleh and the Atlanta Hawks front office!
The Hawks kicked off NBA Draft week with a bang – agreeing in principle to a deal to acquire flamethrowing big man, Kristaps Porzingis, as well as a 2026 second-rounder from the Boston Celtics in exchange for Georges Niang, Terance Mann, the no. 22 pick in this year’s draft, and a 2031 second-round pick via Cleveland. Mann (and the remaining $47 million owed to him over the next three years) and no. 22 were rerouted to Brooklyn as part of the trade.
Then, during the first round of the draft on Wednesday night, the Hawks agreed to trade the no.