ATLANTA, GA -– The Atlanta Hawks Basketball Club acquired a future first-round pick (Houston’s 2018 selection), Diamond Stone, Jamal Crawford and cash considerations from the Los Angeles Clippers, as Atlanta sends a 2019 second-round pick to the Denver Nuggets (Washington’s 2019 second-rounder), it was announced today by General Manager and Head of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk. As part of the three-team transaction, the Clippers receive Denver forward Danilo Gallinari.
“As we continue to focus on maintaining flexibility and adding assets, this deal accomplished multiple goals and made a lot of sense for us,” Schlenk said. “First round picks have great value and Diamond is an intriguing, young player to add to our group.