The Hawks have officially acquired forward Danilo Gallinari as part of a sign-and-trade with the Thunder, according to a team press release.
The Hawks also received cash considerations from the Thunder. Oklahoma City received a conditional 2025 second-round pick and create a large traded player exception through the transaction. According to ESPN’s Bobby Marks, it’s a $19.5MM exception (Twitter link).
The Thunder also created a $27.5MM exception by officially trading Steven Adams to New Orleans earlier in the day, though they’ll have to use it to take on Al Horford from Philadelphia (creating a new $15.4MM TPE for sending out Danny Green).
Gallinari signed a three-year contract reportedly worth $61.5MM. He reached an agreement with Atlanta on Friday, the first day of free agency.
“Danilo checks a lot of boxes for what we have prioritized,” Hawks GM Travis Schlenk said in the release. “We wanted to add productive veterans and high-level shooting to our group and he provides both. At his size, he is one of the league’s most versatile and efficient scorers and he has proven to be the type of veteran you want in your locker room.”
Gallinari, 32, had a strong season in Oklahoma City in 2019/20, averaging 18.7 PPG and 5.2 RPG on .438/.405/.893 shooting in 62 games (29.6 MPG). He’ll slot in at small forward, though he could also see extensive action the “four” in smaller lineups.
Hard to believe
Gallo 61m
Ibaka 19m
Harrell 19m
Because ibaka and harrell decided to go a team to fight to win
You seem to think they’re equally valuable and versatile.
^ One of those players actually said, that he playing for a championships is more important than money, at this point of his career.
I get competing in anything you want to win but I’ll lose for an extra $42 million
Millions of dollars are a lot less tempting when you’ve already seen it. Coming to terms with your career and what you can say you’ve accomplished in the league is more important to a lot of these players. Ask James Harden
If we’re talking 3m vs. 4m, I’d want to win. For an extra 42m though you could sign me up to go 0-82, I wouldn’t care.
99% of everyone of you sunshines on here who keeps bringing that up would have done the same exact thing. Easy to budget someone else’s money huh?!…glad the Hawks got him
Thunder take on Randle and a 1st. Separate deal… Knicks get Westbrook. Rockets get Ntilikina, DSJ, Bullock?
I’m confused. Did Horford get traded?
The Sixers agreed last week to trade him to the Thunder, but it’s not official yet: link to hoopsrumors.com