The Atlanta Hawks benefited from the Celtics shedding salary this summer, acquiring Kristaps Porzingis and a 2026 second-round pick as part of a three-team trade. They gave up Georges Niang, Terance Mann, the No. 22 pick in the 2025 draft, and a second-round pick for Porzingis.
Porzingis is entering the final season of the two-year, $60 million extension he signed with Boston last offseason. Atlanta didn't trade for Porzingis, thinking that he'd be a one-year rental, but he's currently set to become an unrestricted free agent next summer.
Porzingis can be extended midseason, so the Hawks don't have to decide about his future before the season starts without seeing him play in a game.