After acquiring him earlier today from the Heat, the Hawks have requested waivers on forward Okaro White, the team announced today in a press release.
White, 25, appeared in 41 games with the Heat since the start of the 2016/17 season, but has been sidelined for most of this season due to a broken foot. He’ll clear waivers and become an unrestricted free agent on Saturday, but he’ll have to get back to 100% health before resuming his playing career.
By waiving White, the Hawks will open up a roster spot to complete their Sheldon Mac trade with the Wizards. They’ll subsequently release Mac as well, leaving a spot open to sign another player.
Can Miami sign him again after trading him away? I’m not sure if that’s possible.
not anymore
May be a player worth a rebuilding team putting in a waiver claim on. He’s got another NG season left on his contract.
What’s the purpose of these trades, trading for a player just to release them? And why give up a player or a pick in return?
Basically teams are just saying ‘here, take this player and we don’t need anything in return’