Less than 24 hours after making a significant move to acquire Clint Capela as the team’s center of the present and future, the Atlanta Hawks pulled the trigger on another interesting transaction. This time, Travis Schlenk and company acquired old friend Dewayne Dedmon, along with a pair of second-round draft picks, in exchange for Alex Len and Jabari Parker.
With that in mind, let’s dive in to the ramifications of the move, which are layered in nature.
In two seasons with the Hawks, Dewayne Dedmon was a tremendously useful player, acting as a rare “3-and-D” center and fitting well within Atlanta’s culture and on-court scheme.