- Joined
- May 8, 2002
- Posts
- 1,170,672
- Reaction score
- 59
The Oklahoma City are finalizing a trade to send Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for two second-round picks, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports.
Neither of the picks are in the upcoming NBA Draft that starts Tuesday. Per the report, OKC will receive Atlanta’s 2030 selection and the least favorable between the Hawks’ and the Lakers’ second-round selections in 2032. The Hawks own the rights to the Lakers’ 2032 pick.
Perhaps more importantly, the deal offers significant luxury tax relief for the Thunder. Per ESPN’s Bobby Marks the trade reduces OKC’s projected luxury tax penalty next season from $213 million to $152 million.
Wiggins, 27, has played his entire five-season NBA career with the Thunder. He was a valuable bench piece for OKC who stepped up to start 47 games in the last two seasons in injury relief. In 65 regular season games last season, Wiggins averaged 9.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
But he played a reduced role in the postseason and during the prior season’s playoffs as Oklahoma City won the NBA championship.
Wiggns averaged 1.5 points in 5.8 minutes per game while playing in 13 of Oklahoma City’s 15 playoff games after the 2025-26 season. Jared McCain, whom the Thunder acquired via a midseason trade from the 76ers, developed into a more prominent role of the bench in the postseason.
The Thunder feature tremendous depth in the backcourt and on the wing and appear to have prioritized luxury tax savings over retaining Wiggins on a deep bench.
For the Hawks, they acquire a potentially valuable rotation player for the relatively cheap cost of two future second-round picks. Wiggins has three years remaining on a five-year, $45 million contract that has a team option for the 2028-29 season..
This story will be updated.
Continue reading...
Neither of the picks are in the upcoming NBA Draft that starts Tuesday. Per the report, OKC will receive Atlanta’s 2030 selection and the least favorable between the Hawks’ and the Lakers’ second-round selections in 2032. The Hawks own the rights to the Lakers’ 2032 pick.
Perhaps more importantly, the deal offers significant luxury tax relief for the Thunder. Per ESPN’s Bobby Marks the trade reduces OKC’s projected luxury tax penalty next season from $213 million to $152 million.
Wiggins, 27, has played his entire five-season NBA career with the Thunder. He was a valuable bench piece for OKC who stepped up to start 47 games in the last two seasons in injury relief. In 65 regular season games last season, Wiggins averaged 9.4 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists per game.
But he played a reduced role in the postseason and during the prior season’s playoffs as Oklahoma City won the NBA championship.
Wiggns averaged 1.5 points in 5.8 minutes per game while playing in 13 of Oklahoma City’s 15 playoff games after the 2025-26 season. Jared McCain, whom the Thunder acquired via a midseason trade from the 76ers, developed into a more prominent role of the bench in the postseason.
The Thunder feature tremendous depth in the backcourt and on the wing and appear to have prioritized luxury tax savings over retaining Wiggins on a deep bench.
For the Hawks, they acquire a potentially valuable rotation player for the relatively cheap cost of two future second-round picks. Wiggins has three years remaining on a five-year, $45 million contract that has a team option for the 2028-29 season..
This story will be updated.
Continue reading...
