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BREAKING: Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks Reportedly Make Trade

This former Memphis Grizzlies player is heading to Atlanta in a trade
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May 17, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Mike Budenholzer speaks alongside General Manager James Jones during a press conference to announce his job as head coach of the Phoenix Suns.
May 17, 2024; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Mike Budenholzer speaks alongside General Manager James Jones during a press conference to announce his job as head coach of the Phoenix Suns. | Joe Camporeale-USA TODAY Sports

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While NBA free agency has slowed down, there are still trade targets on the market that could make a big impact next season. This includes big names like Lauri Markkanen, as well as players with less name recognition that can still help bolster a team's roster.

In a report from ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski on Friday, it was announced that the Phoenix Suns and Atlanta Hawks had agreed to a trade that sends forward David Roddy to Atlanta in exchange for forward EJ Liddell. The report from Wojnarowski included no details about picks or cash, so it looks to be a player for player swap:

Roddy was traded to Phoenix last season by the Memphis Grizzlies, and appeared in just 17 games for the Suns. Averaging just 3.7 minutes per game, Roddy was never in Phoenix's rotation after being in and out of the Grizzlies' rotation to start his NBA career.

Drafted 23rd overall by the Philadelphia 76ers in 2022, Roddy was soon traded to Memphis in a deal that sent he and Danny Green to the Grizzlies in exchange for De'Anthony Melton. Roddy appeared in 118 games (17 starts) for the Grizzlies across two seasons, averaging 7.4 points per game in 20.1 minutes per game.

A great athlete, Roddy has some upside that can perhaps show itself during this new opportunity in Atlanta.

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JOEY LINN

Joey Linn is a credentialed writer covering the NBA and WNBA for On SI. Covering the LA Clippers independently in 2018, then for Fansided and 213Hoops from 2019-2021, Joey joined On SI to cover the Clippers after the 2020-21 season. Graduating from Biola University in 2022 with a Communication Studies degree, Joey served as Biola's play-by-play announcer for their basketball, baseball, softball, and soccer teams. Joey's work on Biola's broadcasts and in the classroom earned him the Outstanding Communication Studies Student of the year award in 2022. Joey covers the NBA full-time, primarily serving as a Clippers beat writer.

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