However, despite reports stating that every player (save for awesome rookie John Collins) on the Hawks roster was available, almost no deals were done involving Atlanta – even though there were a lot of seismic NBA moves, mostly from Cleveland.
The only major roster move the Hawks made was offloading Luke Babbitt, who was traded back to the Miami Heat (where he played last season).
Here’s a quick, chronological timeline of what the Hawks did this trade deadline:
Hawks trade Luke Babbitt to Heat for Okaro White
Wizards trade Sheldon Mac to Atlanta for cash and a highly protected second-round pick
Hawks Waive Sheldon Mac
Hawks Waive Okaro White
Ilyasova, Belinelli, Dedmon, Muscala and Bazemore all remain on team
Atlanta saved about $100K in cap space via the Babbitt deal and moved on from him before he bolted in free agency for nothing.