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[omahen]

Atlanta wants Siakam and the Mavericks need more size so would you make the following trade if offered?

Raptors send Siakam to the Hawks.

Hawks send Clint Capela and De'Andre Hunter to the Mavs.  Hawks send the Kings 2024 1st as well as Kobe Bufkin to the Raptors.  

Mavs send Grant Williams, Josh Green, Richaun Holmes and Seth Curry to the Raptors.  Mavericks also send a top-10 protected 2027 1st to Toronto.

The Raptors get 2 1st round picks plus Kobe Bufkin for Siakam.  Williams backs up Scottie Barnes and improves their 3-point shooting.  Josh Green is a useful wing.

The Hawks shake up the league's most disappointing team and add a 3rd star.  

The Mavericks get much bigger.  Capela may seem like overkill as a platoon center but our backup center position is the team's greatest weakness.

Hunter has been disappointing in ATL but might benefit from a change in scenery.  He's 6'8 with a 7'2 wingspan and is hitting over 40 percent from 3 this season. On paper, he's an ideal wing on this roster.  

I think this would work out for all 3 teams.  Your thoughts?

I am not sure if Green, Holmes, GW and Curry is enough salary to make this work. Didn't check it, just feels like it is not enough. But, I may be wrong.

Protecting 2027 pick is not simple. If you protect that pick, it turns into a second rounder if not conveyed. So teams might accept a very light protection because they would still have high chance of actually getting the FRP. Stronger protection greatly increases possibility that they get just a second rounder instead of the FRP. That is why I think protections on the pick greatly decrease its value. 

Hunter is just what you said - on paper he looks great, but is not really good in Atlanta. That's why they are willing to move him. A change of scenery might work for him, but his 4 year deal is quite a risk. Hunter is not really great defender neither  is he a very efficient offensive player. He is also not really a big wing (PF) Mavs would need - Siakam fits that description much closer. Mavs would remain small and still lack the rebounding.

If I would have a choice, I would definitely try to go after Siakam instead of Hunter. Hunter would still be imho a better fit than THJ, but I wouldn't give up Green, GW and pick to get him, even with Capela attached to the deal.