Justin Anderson was acquired by the Atlanta Hawks as a part of the three-team trade that involved Carmelo Anthony, Dennis Schroder and Mike Muscala.
Outside of a 2022 protected first rounder, Justin was really the only piece the Hawks got back, since they bought out Melo soon after. Some were disappointed in the trade for this reason but still, he was a former first rounder that had played meaningful minutes for a playoff team just the season before.
Despite that, and the fact he was joining a much less talented team, the forward struggled to get minutes in Lloyd Pierce‘s rotation, who coincidentally was on the bench in Philly with Anderson, as an assistant coach in the last two seasons.