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Grade Acquired F Rudy Gay and a conditional 2026 second-round pick from Utah in exchange for F John Collins.
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Hawks dumped John Collins to create cap space, acquiring an aging Rudy Gay as consolation. Multiple sources confirm Gay was subsequently waived, suggesting Atlanta's front office miscalculated badly. The conditional second-round pick holds minimal value given Gay's immediate release trajectory. Fans questioned why the Hawks traded a younger asset for a player immediately cut. Atlanta's replacement strategy now hinges on deploying the trade exception rather than Gay's contributions.
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The Atlanta Hawks completed a trade involving Rudy Gay on July 7, 2023. FanVerdicts covers every reported NBA move — and asks fans to weigh in on each one. Cast your Fan Verdict on this move, see where the crowd lands, and argue the call. FanVerdicts brings its own read too — sentiment and Contract Value Index — as one honest input alongside the crowd's. Where FanVerdicts has weighed in so far: Sentiment F.
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