It was a quiet Friday night for the Atlanta Hawks as free agency kicked off at 6 PM ET. But on Saturday afternoon, Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium ushered a report that the Hawks were close to making a move.
Then, Lauren Williams of the AJC broke the news of the details of the trade:
Atlanta sends out the draft rights to Alpha Kaba to Houston for TyTy Washington, Usman Garuba, ‘28 HOU 2nd, ‘25 MIN 2nd and $1.1m cash https://t.co/KPx20b8fSM
— Lauren L. Williams (@WilliamsLaurenL) July 1, 2023
Usman Garuba was drafted at no.