According to ESPN’s Ramona Shelburne and Brian Windhorst, only two teams were willing to trade for Bradley Beal: the Atlanta Hawks and Washington Wizards.

Washington, who traded Beal to Phoenix, and Atlanta, who was looking for draft compensation and moving off some of their old players, were the only two teams to even consider trading for the $50 million guard.

Ultimately, they decided not to, like everyone else, because the draft capital couldn’t outweigh the massive contract they were taking on. Remember, this isn’t an expiring contract worth $50 million.

This season, he was making $50.2 million. Next season, $53.6 million. After that, in the 2026-27 season, he can opt into his $57 million player option. The money, combined with the fact that he has a no-trade clause, was a huge deterrent from even the worst of teams taking on his contract.

In 37 games, the 31-year-old averages 17.4 points, 3.4 rebounds, and 3.4 assists in 32.4 minutes.

According to ESPN’s Shams Charania, the Atlanta Hawks have traded Bogdan Bogdanovic to the Los Angeles Clippers, as moving Bogdanovic has been a top priority of theirs for the past couple of weeks.

Atlanta has been going in a different direction, and it no longer needs the services of the 32-year-old with the $68 million contract. He has only been shooting 30.1% from deep, down 8% from his career averages.

To get the veteran wing, Los Angeles traded Terance Mann and Bones Hyland. In addition to getting Bogdanovic, the Hawks received three of the Clippers’ second-round picks.

In 24 games this season, Bogdanovic is averaging 10.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.0 assists—an underwhelming statistic, given the amount of money he is earning.

Mann, who signed a $47 million extension earlier with the Clippers, will now replace De’Andre Hunter (who was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers). The wing is averaging 6.0 points, 2.9 rebounds, and 1.6 assists in nearly 20 minutes played a game.

Bones, who will be a restricted free agent in the offseason, is expected to get a fresh start in Atlanta. His career post Denver has been rocky and inconsistent due to restrictive roles and possibilities to thrive.

Atlanta is considering giving him a solid role to help him and bolster their odds of remaining somewhat relevant.

According to multiple reports headlined by Marc Stein, the Atlanta Hawks want to trade Clint Capela’s expiring contract by this year’s trade deadline.

For those unaware, the 30-year-old is making $22.4 million this season, with him becoming an unrestricted free agent next offseason. Atlanta is reportedly not interested in re-signing him.

Onyeka Okongwu, when Capela is no longer with the franchise, is expected to handle the starting center position. The Hawks believe the young big man can handle those responsibilities.

Capela is averaging 10.0 points and 9.4 rebounds in 27 games this season.