01-16-2026, 05:00 PM
(01-16-2026, 04:58 PM)vfromlmf Wrote: If Dallas wants Expirings + Young player + FRP it's easy to see ATL offering the rumored deal and Dallas countering with the deal we'd all like.
ATL offer: KP + Kennard + Newell + '29 FRP (Atl)
DAL counter: KP + Kennard + Risacher + '26 FRP (NO)
What jumped out at me from that article was it said Atlanta has been resistant to including Risacher AND the New Orleans pick. It could be just clumsy sportsblogger writing, but using AND instead of OR really changes the meaning.
If Atlanta is offering one but not both, which alternative do you prefer?
Expirings + Risacher + '29 (Atl)
Expirings + Newell + '26 (NO)
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Of course, things get complicated if Atlanta adds protections e.g. Expirings + Newell + Top-4 Protected '26 (NO) that if not conveyed reverts to unprotected '29 (Atl)
They did use OR. Atlanta isn't willing to give up either.
Per @MikeAScotto:
• The Hawks have remained reluctant to include the Pelicans’ unprotected 2026 first-round pick or former No. 1 overall pick Zaccharie Risacher in trade talks for Anthony Davis.
• Atlanta could still explore moving the expiring contracts of Kristaps Porzingis and Luke Kennard, but the team is under no urgency to accelerate negotiations while Davis is dealing with another injury.