Huge news on the eve of the draft.
With the Hawks looking to add size and shooting to the frontcourt, Atlanta has now swooped in for a 7’2” one-time All-Star and NBA champion. Shams Charania of ESPN has reported that the Hawks are finalizing a trade with the Boston Celtics and the Brooklyn Nets to bring in Kristaps Porziņģis:
BREAKING: Boston, Atlanta and Brooklyn are finalizing a three-team trade that sends Kristaps Porzingis and a second-round pick to the Hawks, Terance Mann and Atlanta’s No. 22 pick to the Nets, and Georges Niang and a second-rounder to the Celtics. pic.twitter.com/1fcbIslyVF
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) June 24, 2025
For the Hawks, they flip two of last year’s trade deadline acquisitions into a former number four overall draft pick. Across his last three seasons, Porziņģis has averaged 21.1 points, 7.6 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 57% from the floor and 39% from three. Porziņģis was acquired from the Wizards prior to the 2023-24 season when he helped the Celtics win their first title since 2008.
However, he has struggled with injuries across those two seasons, seeing action in just 99 of 164 possible regular season games, including missing large portions of both postseasons. He struggled with what was called “post-viral syndrome”, something that affected his endurance this spring and summer. Still, it’s possible the 29-year-old nine-year NBA veteran can regain form in his expiring contract season of 2025-26 for the Hawks when he’s set to make around $30.7 million.
Outgoing are Terance Mann (to Brooklyn) and Georges Niang (to Boston), who were both bench players for half a season in Atlanta, as well as the 22nd overall pick in this year’s NBA draft (also to Brooklyn). This leaves the Hawks will just pick no. 13 (plus a future second-round pick picked up in the trade) going forward into tomorrow’s draft.