The Oklahoma City Thunder officially announced their multi-player trade with the Atlanta Hawks on Wednesday.
The Thunder acquired Rudy Gay, Usman Garuba, TyTy Washington Jr. and a 2026 second-round pick from the Hawks in exchange for Patty Mills, who was officially acquired on July 7 in a five-team trade.
The three players were rerouted to the Thunder after previously being on two other teams since the beginning of the offseason. Gay ended last season with the Utah Jazz and picked up his $6.5 million player option. Garuba and Washington Jr. were both on the Houston Rockets as 2021 and 2022 first-round picks respectively.
Meanwhile, the deal saves the Hawks $4.6 million in cap space. The trio is set to make a combined $11.4 million next season; meanwhile, Mills is on an expiring $6.8 million salary.
With the Thunder already facing a roster crunch, odds are none of the three players acquired will be with OKC by the start of the 2023-24 season. It’s already been reported that Garuba and Washington Jr. could have a market as young prospects on cost control deals.
The Thunder also add another second-round draft pick to their arsenal, as they’ve used their $32 million in cap space this summer to essentially buy draft capital by absorbing bloated expiring deals.
Thunder officially announce acquiring Rudy Gay, Usman Garuba, TyTy Washington Jr. & a 2026 second-round pick from the Hawks: pic.twitter.com/fhi3WNesBA
— Clemente Almanza (@CAlmanza1007) July 12, 2023
