Trade Radar · confirmed · Tuesday, September 22 · 10 h ago
Hawks Trading Hield, Nembhard To Hornets For Finney-Smith
The Hawks and Hornets have agreed to a trade, according to Shams Charania of ESPN, who reports (via Twitter) that veteran forward Dorian Finney-Smith is headed to Atlanta in exchange for sharpshooter Buddy Hield, guard Ryan Nembhard, and cash. Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Bleacher Report first reported earlier in the week that […]
Confidence
90%
| Reporter starting tier | 90 | 9 calls on the ledger, tier used until 5 |
| Corroboration | +0 | nobody else has reported this yet |
| Age | −0 | 0 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25 |
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Who it involves
Dorian Finney-Smith
Hawks · F · 3.3 pts · 2.5 reb · 1.0 ast
Cap hit 2026-27: $13.34M · next season $13.34M
Atlanta Hawks
$198.3M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
Brooklyn Nets
$160.1M · under the cap · 15 contracts · cap sheet
Charlotte Hornets
$177.1M · over the cap · 18 contracts · cap sheet
What would have to happen
Build it in the Trade Machine →Buddy Hield → Hawks
Send out at least $4.70M
The Hawks are over the cap, so to take on $9.66M they need to send out $4.70M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Buddy Hield → Nets
Send out at least $4.70M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $9.66M they need to send out $4.70M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Dorian Finney-Smith → Nets
Send out at least $6.54M
The Nets are under the cap, so to take on $13.34M they need to send out $6.54M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Dorian Finney-Smith → Hornets
Send out at least $6.54M
The Hornets are over the cap, so to take on $13.34M they need to send out $6.54M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Ryan Nembhard → Hawks
Send out at least $0.95M
The Hawks are over the cap, so to take on $2.15M they need to send out $0.95M or more under the 200% + $250k rule.
Ryan Nembhard → Nets
Fits into cap room
The Nets are under the cap and can absorb $2.15M without matching salary.
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