NOVEMBER 25: The Hawks have officially signed Hill, per a team press release. The deal is non-guaranteed, tweets Chris Kirschner of The Athletic.
“Solomon is a player who has been on four playoff teams and has competed on the highest level,” president of basketball operations Travis Schlenk said in a statement. “We are fortunate to add his veteran presence to our group.”
NOVEMBER 23: The Hawks and free agent forward Solomon Hill have reached an agreement on a one-year deal, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowsi (Twitter link).
Hill, 29, was very briefly a member of the Hawks last summer when the team acquired him from New Orleans in a draft-night trade, but Atlanta flipped him to the Grizzlies in a subsequent deal. After appearing in 48 games for Memphis, Hill was once again traded at the 2020 deadline and finished the season with the Heat, appearing in a total of 18 regular season and playoff games for Miami.
For the 2019/20 season, Hill averaged 5.5 PPG, 2.8 RPG, and 1.8 APG in a total of 59 games (18.4 MPG) for the Grizzlies and Heat. While he’s not much of a scorer, the former first-round pick has the size to match up with most wings on defense.
The Hawks have made it a priority this offseason to add some solid defenders to their roster, having already struck deals with Kris Dunn and Rajon Rondo. The team is also signing Danilo Gallinari and is waiting to see if Sacramento will match its offer sheet for Bogdan Bogdanovic.
With Hill coming aboard, the Hawks project to have at least 15 players on guaranteed contracts if the Kings decline to match on Bogdanovic, according to Chris Kirschner of The Athletic, who notes (via Twitter) that second-round pick Skylar Mays could end up on a two-way deal if there’s no room on the standard roster for him.
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oh man.
By my count, that’s 15 legit players (Assuming Bogs signs) without Skylar Mays. Looks awfully crowded… Could a trade be looming?
Young, Dunn, Rondo, Goodwin, Huerter, Bogdanovic, Reddish, Hunter, Hill, Snell, Gallinari, Collins, Fernando, Okongwu, and Capela.
I think maybe Collins + someone else in a 2 for 1. Doesn’t seem to fit Gallo Capella at 4/5 with O as backup 4/5. Don’t think he will take being a backup well since he is already talking max extension (which he isn’t worth)
JC is beyond deserving a max!
Clearly you don’t watch ATL games, he is the 2nd star of the team & untouchable, so no moving him, Gallo is the one destined to the bench as he is just a meh player, doesn’t even shoot as well as JC!
Yeah I just can’t find a good match for trade involving Collins. I mean, realistically, who would you trade Collins for thats available? I would go all in on a legit superstar or keep what I have.
Why?
You dont pay a man almost 20mil a year to sit on the bench I honestly thing the Hawks are about to get Victor O from the pacers and offer them Collins and thunder 2022 first round pick and their first round 2023.
I don’t mind a Dipo trade, just to get a decent SF, but I’m not giving up more than Collins (outside of maybe Snell for salary matching purposes). Collins is straight up better than Dipo, lol.
Or trade John Collins to the Knicks , Hornets or Celtics for some draft picks
Atlanta grabbing 2 of the top guys I had on my list for them with Kris Dunn and Solomon Hill