How This Trade Impacts Atlanta Hawks
With the level of talent on offense the Atlanta Hawks now possess, there isn’t a significant need to keep Danilo Gallinari going forward. He has made a helpful impact during his time with the team but at 33-years-old, he’s not part of the future.
The Hawks made a major financial commitment to John Collins by re-signing him this offseason and have no shortage of young wing players. Parting with Gallinari could help to clear room to fully embrace Collins and these younger options.
There is a benefit to this trade for the Hawks by bringing in Maxi Kleber as a stopgap option. He can defend multiple positions while being a reliable catch-and-shoot threat. No team can have too many players with a set of intangibles that fit the mold.
Dwight Powell has shown to be a legitimate lob threat and is a highly effective rim-roller, in general. Alongside a playmaker like Trae Young, he could thrive just as he did setting screens and rolling with Luka Doncic.
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With Jalen Johnson appearing primed to hit the ground running in his NBA career in addition to the Hawks having De’Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish, there’s room to send Gallinari elsewhere.
