The Atlanta Hawks did well to create some breathing room under the luxury tax by trading John Collins to the Utah Jazz. But they signed Dejounte Murray to a (team-friendly) four-year, $120 million contract extension which could pave the way for further deals to create more breathing room with Saddiq Bey and Onyeka Okongwu both extension eligible this offseason.
And the Milwaukee Bucks could be a team that comes calling.
“This roster nevertheless needs…another infusion of functional shooting and secondary to bail-out creation,” wrote Dan Favale of Bleacher Report on July 16. “[Bogdan] Bogdanoviu0107 represents both—in a big way.