The Atlanta Hawks have been widely speculated as one of the most notable sellers at the NBA’s trade deadline.
However, with one day to go and a multitude of deals completed, the Hawks remained quiet yesterday in terms of transactions. While the day is still young with just over 3 hours until the deadline, one major question remains: Why didn’t Kent Bazemore get traded to the Rockets?
In the end, the Rockets’ major salary-matching piece of Brandon Knight has already been moved in a three-team deal, which is detailed below:
This move certainly bolsters the Rockets’ playoff rotation with the additions of Iman Shumpert, Nik Stauskas and Wade Baldwin – as all three players should help to provide depth to a Rockets roster that has been fairly thin all year.