The Atlanta Hawks’ Clint Capela departure could blossom into something bigger.
Atlanta is reported to be part of a seven-team trade that centers around the Kevin Durant move from the Phoenix Suns to the Houston Rockets.
The Hawks’ former center Capela was already reported to sign with the Rockets this offseason, but now it may turn into a sign-and-trade as part of an astounding seven-team deal.
The Athletic’s Fred Katz reported Wednesday night that the Rockets’ Kevin Durant trade with the Suns could become a seven-team party. The five other teams reported to be involved are the Hawks, Brooklyn Nets, Golden State Warriors, Los Angeles Lakers and Minnesota Timberwolves
It isn’t setup to include new trade chips, but rather consolidate the movement into one big chunk.
“In a would-be seven-team trade, there is an unprecedented amount of detail,” Katz writes. “Unfortunately, while a seven-team trade would make for a thrilling topic at a cocktail party, there haven’t been many unexpected developments in these negotiations. At least in the iterations of the deal discussed so far, most of the recognizable names are from trades that have already been agreed to and reported but not yet finalized.”
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Katz laid out the names anticipated as part of the movement, a list which includes Capela.
“The Hawks would be sending Clint Capela to the Rockets in what would become a sign-and-trade, league sources say,” Katz writes. “Durant would go to Houston. The previously reported return for him, including Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green, would go to Phoenix. Only five players who were in the NBA last season are being discussed in the current iteration of the trade, as of now: Durant, Brooks, Green, Clint Capela and Daeqwon Plowden, league sources say. The rest of the players being discussed are all from already-agreed-upon draft-night trades that are yet to be finalized and can’t be until July 6.”
It seems like the Hawks have tacked themselves on here to get a small piece in return for Capela, which is solid business.
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