Heading into the NBA trade deadline this week, there was much speculation around the Atlanta Hawks, mostly surrounding fourth-year big man John Collins. There was some buzz about Cam Reddish being traded to the New Orleans Pelicans for Lonzo Ball, and some noise around Bogdan Bogdanovic as well, but the move that wound up actually happening centered on a pair of veteran guards.
The Hawks have notoriously brought back Lou Williams, along with two future second-round picks and cash considerations, in exchange for Rajon Rondo, who was traded to the Los Angeles Clippers. Hawks President of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk spoke on the move earlier this afternoon:
“We certainly didn’t go into the week with plans of trading Rondo,” Schlenk said.