The Atlanta Hawks are anticipated to be inquisitive about buying Nickeil Alexander-Walker in a sign-and-trade cope with the Minnesota Timberwolves, in line with Jake Fischer of The Individuals’s Insider.
The Hawks nonetheless have a $25 million commerce exception from final summer time’s Dejounte Murray deal.
With the Hawks at the moment $30 million beneath the luxury-tax line, the acquisition of Kristaps Porzingis on Tuesday doesn’t change their intent to make use of the commerce exception this summer time.
It was reported earlier this season that Alexander-Walker may command a wage as high as $20 million per season.
Alexander-Walker averaged 9.4 factors and three.2 rebounds final season.