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Report: Hawks Continue Pursuit of Pascal Siakam, Looking at 3-Team Deal with Raptors
The Atlanta Hawks continue to be the team most closely tied to a Pascal Siakam trade this summer.
So far, the asking price for the former All-NBA forward remains high, but the Hawks are trying to get creative, according to Yahoo’s Jake Fischer, and have reportedly looked at making a three-team deal involving an unknown team and the Toronto Raptors.
The Hawks are reportedly willing to trade everyone on the roster except Trae Young, Fischer reported. Rival executives have suggested the possibility of the teams swapping DeJounte Murray and Siakam, according to ESPN’s Jonathan Givony. Murray, however, is set to earn just $17.7 next season, a fraction of Siakam’s $37.9 million contract, and therefore the financials of a deal are difficult to figure out.
Atlanta does have the No. 15 pick in the draft that they’re also willing to move, per ESPN. John Collins has also long been involved in trade talks and remains available.
Like Murray, Siakam is in the final year of his contract and is set for a payday next summer. The 29-year-old forward is extension eligible this summer but could elect to wait for free agency next offseason to ink a potentially more lucrative deal should he make an All-NBA team.
Toronto holds the No. 13 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday night.
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