The Golden State Warriors have acquired forward Omari Spellman from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for center Damian Jones and a 2026 second round draft pick, the team announced today.
Spellman, 21, appeared in 46 games (11 starts) for the Hawks as a rookie last season, averaging 5.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 assists in 17.5 minutes. He appeared in three games for the Erie BayHawks in the NBA G League, posting averages of 16.3 points, 12.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists in 32.7 minutes. Selected by Atlanta with the 30th overall pick in the 2018 NBA Draft out of Villanova University, Spellman helped the Wildcats to a national championship as a freshman in 2017-18 before entering the draft as an early entry candidate.