Hawks trade De’Andre Hunter to Cavaliers at NBA trade deadline

February 7, 2025

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Hawks trade De’Andre Hunter to Cavaliers at NBA trade deadline

Georges Niang (center in grey and black sweatsuits) and Caris LeVert (right, in all black) were greeted by Atlanta Hawks staffers upon arriving at the team’s practice facility on Friday afternoon. The pair come to Atlanta from the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers.
Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks have a busy week of home games and road games before the NBA’s annual All-Star break. It was also a busy trade deadline for Atlanta as two major pieces of the team’s core were traded on Thursday.

The Hawks traded forward De’Andre Hunter to the first-place Cleveland Cavalier in exchange for guard Caris LeVert, forward Georges Niang, and three second-round picks. Los Angeles Clippers traded forward Terance Mann, guard Bones Hyland, and three second-round picks to Atlanta for Hawks guard guard Bogan Bogdanovic.

At shoot around on Friday morning, center Onyeka Okongwu and forward Dyson Daniels spoke to the media about the loss of Hunter and Bigdanovic. Both Daniels and Okongwu referred to the former Hawks as “brothers” and said that they would miss them on and off the court.

Hawks center Onyeka Okongwu (above) said he is going to miss the players who were traded to Cleveland and the Los Angeles Clippers on Thursday. “I wish them luck,” he said. Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

“I wish them luck. They’ll always be my guys,” Okongwu said.

Daniels added that he was looking forward to meeting some of the newest Hawks, and he didn’t have to wait long as Niang and LeVert were seen getting a tour of the practice facility minutes later.

The Hawks are hosting Milwaukee tonight before heading out on a three-game road swing at Washington on Saturday, Orlando on Monday, and at Madison Square Garden against the New York Knicks on Wednesday, Feb. 12.

Trae Young during shoot around on Friday, Feb. 7, 2025. Young is averaging 23 points and nearly 12 assists per game this season.
Photo by Kerri Phox/The Atlanta Voice

Born and raised in Brooklyn, New York, Donnell began his career covering sports and news in Atlanta nearly two decades ago. Since then he has written for Atlanta Business Chronicle, The Southern Cross…
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