One NBA writer is proposing that the Atlanta Hawks trade Clint Capela to the Dallas Mavericks for Josh Green and Richaun Holmes. Zach Buckley of Bleacher Report proposed the following trade idea between the Mavericks and Hawks:
The Trade: Clint Capela to the Dallas Mavericks for Richaun Holmes, Josh Green and a 2025 second-round pick (via TOR)
“The Mavericks have surfaced in Capela trade talks, and while the Hawks might prefer using their center in a three-team swap bringing Pascal Siakam to town, a two-team deal between Atlanta and Dallas is the simplest path,” Buckley wrote in his latest NBA trade column. “Since Capela might be a pinch overpaid, the Hawks shouldn’t expect a fortune on the trade market.
“Still, they’d get a three-and-D wing with room to grow his game in Green, a future second from a franchise with uncertainty over its long-term outlook and a serviceable backup big in Holmes. It would also open up the addition-by-subtraction scenario of clearing the biggest obstacle in front of Okongwu.”
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Clint Capela, Josh Green, Richaun Holmes, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks Updates
Capela averaged 12.0 points and 11.0 rebounds last season for the Hawks in 65 games while shooting 65.3% from the field. He signed a two-year, $45.5 million extension with Atlanta in September 2021. The 29-year-old, who began his career with the Houston Rockets, will earn $20.6 million next season.
Meanwhile, Green appeared in 60 games for the Mavericks last season. He averaged 9.1 points, 3.0 rebounds and 1.7 assists while shooting 53.7% overall, 40.2% from 3-point range and 72.3% from the free-throw line. Green will become a restricted free agent next summer if he doesn’t sign a rookie-scale extension.
NBA NEWS & TRADE RUMORS: Clint Capela, Josh Green, Richaun Holmes, Atlanta Hawks, Dallas Mavericks Updates
Finally, Holmes played for the Sacramento Kings last season. He averaged 3.1 points and 1.9 rebounds while shooting 61.8% overall. The Kings traded Holmes to the Mavericks this summer.
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