Brooklyn Nets Receive: C Clint Capela, F Danilo Gallinari, No. 16 Pick, 2024 First-Round Pick (ATL)
Atlanta Hawks Receive: G/F Ben Simmons, G Patty Mills
The Brooklyn Nets would be deciding they no longer want to wait and find out if Ben Simmons is going to be consistently available to play and fill a key role.
There isn’t time to waste with Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in the fold. Superstar pairings tend to not last that long in the NBA and they will be entering season four of being signed by the Nets. While both want to be in Brooklyn, things can change in a hurry.
In order to part with Simmons, they’d send him to the Atlanta Hawks along with Patty Mills in exchange for Clint Capela, Danilo Gallinari, and two first-round picks.
The possibility of adding the No. 16 overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft could help the Nets to add an intriguing prospect to fill a rotation role at a cheap price. Given how expensive their payroll will be in 2022-23, there’s a lot of value to that.
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Gallinari is only guaranteed $5.0 million of his near $21.5 million salary for the 2022-23 season. If the Nets wanted, they could waive him and clear around $16.5 million in payroll. However, it’s challenging to envision them not wanting his skill-set.
Let’s look at the case for this NBA trade scenario from the perspective of both the Atlanta Hawks and Brooklyn Nets.
