Hawks pursue Nickeil Alexander‑Walker in sign‑and‑trade, but Pistons eye their guard Caris LeVert in looming free‑agency battle.

According to ESPN's Shams Charania, the Atlanta Hawks are declining the $2.2 million team option for young forward Dominick Barlow and he will now become an unrestricted free agent.

What matters here is that the Hawks have a $25,266,266 trade exception on their books that they have until July 7 to use. This in turn allows them to take back that much in salary, without sending ...

Reports: Hawks acquire Celtics center Kristaps Porziņģis in 3-team trade. The Celtics reportedly strike another pre-Draft deal, this one centered on sending Kristaps Porziņģis to the Hawks.

The Hawks are laying the foundation for a dynamic, team that has length and can score at ease. Atlanta got better with this trade as they clearly won the trade between the three teams.

The work is not done yet for Saleh and the Hawks front office. Atlanta has a $25.2 million exception that they can use (until July 6th) and it was in the deal that sent Dejounte Murray to New ...

The Hawks have a promising young group with Dyson Daniels, Jalen Johnson and Zaccharie Risacher. Together with All-Star guard Trae Young, Atlanta could have a promising group for the 2025-26 season.

Kobe Johnson is the 22-year-old younger brother of Jalen, whom the Hawks drafted 20th overall back in 2021. Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement.

The Hawks received the rights to the 23rd overall pick, Asa Newell, and an unprotected 2026 first-round pick (best from New Orleans or Milwaukee) from the Pelicans for Queen.

Prediction: The Hawks steal him away with a full NTMLE offer. This move would make plenty of sense for the Hawks. Alexander-Walker is a very good defender and a career 36% three-point shooter.

Yossi Gozlan @YossiGozlan The Pistons and Hawks are well-positioned to sign Nickeil Alexander-Walker with offers that exceed the $14.1 million non-taxpayer mid-level exception.

On the latest episode of The Hoop Collective Podcast (starts at 22:30 mark), ESPN's Brian Windhorst said the Hawks and Porziņģis did not discuss a new deal before they agreed to the trade with ...