ESPN Sources: The Atlanta Hawks are trading F AJ Griffin to the Houston Rockets for the 44th pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Griffin, 20, was a 2022 first-round pick out of Duke.
ESPN Sources: The Atlanta Hawks are trading F AJ Griffin to the Houston Rockets for the 44th pick in Thursday’s NBA Draft. Griffin, 20, was a 2022 first-round pick out of Duke.
Requested to be traded to team up with Joel Osteen
slimeb4zness
we just traded AJ for Bronny
Specialist_Office274
He’s gonna become 6moy now
Neither-Negotiation3
i’m depressed right now😔
PrinceKarmaa
just goes to show how bad he got his value tanked tremendously
Ice2jc
Sucks that we lost value but you can’t predict mental health/family issues derailing some ones career
Merid1us
Crazy 2 year swing for the guy. Really thought he was going to be a core piece. Hope he gets whatever personal issues he’s got going on worked out. Very talented player.
Shade_Raven
Salary Dumping a 20yr old Wing lmao okay Landry..
airodell13
not even an early 2nd rounder 💀 Flipowski or Tyler Smith would’ve been nice
gmzeno
Front office sticks again. We get a shitty return for a mid-second round pick. Not even a pick at the top of the draft.
Personally I’d rather bet on AJ being good than whoever we get at #44 just my opinion
Sammcbucketts
Good trade by the hawks, getting a positive asset here is nice. Would have liked 2 2nds but it’s better than nothing
AUBALLER
Front Office boutta be like: “Aight there’s our offseason move”
dangheckinpupperino
Ngl, I was hoping to give him a shot again. Bogi won’t be here forever and Saddiq has a torn ACL. A backup wing with shooting and his pedigree was worth one last run
invinciblegoose_
Seeya. Holding onto him any longer just would’ve got us even less
fireglz
We’re gonna wind up grabbing Bona out of UCLA.
azwhaley91
Do we think this is any indicator that dj sticks around?
cblocktherock
Mo Gueye my new flair
WheneverYh
Smells of trying to avoid luxury tax
Shade_Raven
This 2nd rounder was originally OUR PICK
Houston Rockets (from Golden State via Atlanta)
Blumpkin_Party
Sucks for AJ he was so good as a rookie, but he basically got squeezed out after ZR. Wish him well in Houston.
Ajaxx42
Damn I never gave up hope with him, but not surprised he’s the first to get moved
Kingsole111
Why trade him then?
rkn4
welcome to Atlanta, lebron and bronny
DeAndreHunterMIP
lmao this is disgusting return.
I know we clowned this dude sometimes but all jokes aside, I hope he finds himself in this league. Those two game winners are some of my fondest memories watching this team over the last few years.
Young guy that had a ton of personal shit going on, wish him the best ❤️
dangheckinpupperino
Praying someone lets Tyler smith or Filipowski drop to us
If not, I want Adem Bona. Dude is a maniac of an athlete
Miserable-Sun7577
Fucking awful trade. Last year was a huge disappointment, but he’s still young and I’d rather give him another year than trade him for fucking 1/5 of a Sadiq Bey trade.
FramePsychological
I’m suprised. I thought he had potential for a bounce back year (seemed like personal issues). 1 2nd rounder has almost no value
ToyStoryRex97
Shade_Raven
Tony wanted a 2nd rounder to sell for cash considerations.
GnrlyMrly
Gotta be other moves coming…
internallylinked
Damn, he’ll get even less playing time in Houston. He went from backing up Trae, DJM and Bogi to FVV, Jalen, Amen and Reed, even larger logjam, with 3 better young prospects. Tough tough.
datasxienxe
ANOTHER ALMOST LOTTERY PICK DOWN THE DRAIN
C-Jammin
Dang, it seemed like his career started real well. Some flashes. Couple game winning shots. Things really went donwhill.
LutherOfTheRogues
Godspeed lol
ATLsShah
It’s crazy how much his perceived value has dropped over the last year. It’s like he hit that rookie slump and never found his footing again. Maybe part of that is on Quin. But he also looked bad in summer league last year. Theres just some big holes in his game.
Hopefully a change in scenery is good for him. I like AJ.
It’s funny that he bad mouthed Beyonce and now he’s going to Houston though.
Kingsking_22
So, who we thinking they’re going to take now?
Historical_Employer1
Way to flip the 20th pick into the 44th. Our front office and development is awful. He even had a good rookie season and we still managed to diminish his value to a mid 2nd rounder
Rhusty_Dodes
Now in 5 years I can look at my autographed AJ Griffin rookie card in amusement lol.
47 Comments
Good for him he deserves better.
goodbye sweet prince 🫡
This has gotta be a salary move right? What the hell
Dang AJ. You really let me down. I had such high hopes for you during your rookie year
I hope you figure out whatever is going on with you and your family. I hope you play well in Houston.
Talk about a shit return.
Edit: hope we take flip… or bronny just to fuck with the lakers lol.
How does this make any sense?
right move low key, this kid was never built for the NBA
Just dropped the gem from Brad too
https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlantaHawks/comments/1dpxjpx/brad_rowland_i_dont_know_who_needs_to_hear_this/lak2nx1/
Requested to be traded to team up with Joel Osteen
we just traded AJ for Bronny
He’s gonna become 6moy now
i’m depressed right now😔
just goes to show how bad he got his value tanked tremendously
Sucks that we lost value but you can’t predict mental health/family issues derailing some ones career
Crazy 2 year swing for the guy. Really thought he was going to be a core piece. Hope he gets whatever personal issues he’s got going on worked out. Very talented player.
Salary Dumping a 20yr old Wing lmao okay Landry..
not even an early 2nd rounder 💀 Flipowski or Tyler Smith would’ve been nice
Front office sticks again. We get a shitty return for a mid-second round pick. Not even a pick at the top of the draft.
Personally I’d rather bet on AJ being good than whoever we get at #44 just my opinion
Good trade by the hawks, getting a positive asset here is nice. Would have liked 2 2nds but it’s better than nothing
Front Office boutta be like: “Aight there’s our offseason move”
Ngl, I was hoping to give him a shot again. Bogi won’t be here forever and Saddiq has a torn ACL. A backup wing with shooting and his pedigree was worth one last run
Seeya. Holding onto him any longer just would’ve got us even less
We’re gonna wind up grabbing Bona out of UCLA.
Do we think this is any indicator that dj sticks around?
Mo Gueye my new flair
Smells of trying to avoid luxury tax
This 2nd rounder was originally OUR PICK
Houston Rockets (from Golden State via Atlanta)
Sucks for AJ he was so good as a rookie, but he basically got squeezed out after ZR. Wish him well in Houston.
Damn I never gave up hope with him, but not surprised he’s the first to get moved
Why trade him then?
welcome to Atlanta, lebron and bronny
lmao this is disgusting return.
I know we clowned this dude sometimes but all jokes aside, I hope he finds himself in this league. Those two game winners are some of my fondest memories watching this team over the last few years.
Young guy that had a ton of personal shit going on, wish him the best ❤️
Praying someone lets Tyler smith or Filipowski drop to us
If not, I want Adem Bona. Dude is a maniac of an athlete
Fucking awful trade. Last year was a huge disappointment, but he’s still young and I’d rather give him another year than trade him for fucking 1/5 of a Sadiq Bey trade.
I’m suprised. I thought he had potential for a bounce back year (seemed like personal issues). 1 2nd rounder has almost no value
Tony wanted a 2nd rounder to sell for cash considerations.
Gotta be other moves coming…
Damn, he’ll get even less playing time in Houston. He went from backing up Trae, DJM and Bogi to FVV, Jalen, Amen and Reed, even larger logjam, with 3 better young prospects. Tough tough.
ANOTHER ALMOST LOTTERY PICK DOWN THE DRAIN
Dang, it seemed like his career started real well. Some flashes. Couple game winning shots. Things really went donwhill.
Godspeed lol
It’s crazy how much his perceived value has dropped over the last year. It’s like he hit that rookie slump and never found his footing again. Maybe part of that is on Quin. But he also looked bad in summer league last year. Theres just some big holes in his game.
Hopefully a change in scenery is good for him. I like AJ.
It’s funny that he bad mouthed Beyonce and now he’s going to Houston though.
So, who we thinking they’re going to take now?
Way to flip the 20th pick into the 44th. Our front office and development is awful. He even had a good rookie season and we still managed to diminish his value to a mid 2nd rounder
Now in 5 years I can look at my autographed AJ Griffin rookie card in amusement lol.
I want bronny