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Thunder Send Aaron Wiggins to Hawks for Two Second-Round Picks
The Oklahoma City Thunder agreed to send guard Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for Atlanta's 2030 second-round pick and the less favorable of the Hawks' or Lakers' 2032 second-round pick. The deal lowers Oklahoma City's projected luxury tax bill from $213 million to $152 million.
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The Oklahoma City Thunder are sending guard Aaron Wiggins to the Atlanta Hawks for two second-round draft picks, sources told ESPN on Sunday night. The Thunder will receive Atlanta's second-round selection in 2030 and the least favorable of the Hawks' or Los Angeles Lakers' second-round pick in 2032.
Oklahoma City reduces its projected luxury tax penalty from $213 million to $152 million through the transaction, according to ESPN's Bobby Marks.
The move also leaves the Thunder with 14 players under contract, including Lu Dort, Isaiah Hartenstein and Kenrich Williams, each of whom holds a team option for the 2026-27 season. Wiggins, 27 and listed at 6 feet 5 inches, played a key role off the bench for the Thunder during their 2024-25 championship season.
He averaged 12.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in 23 minutes per game during the regular season and 6.0 points in 13.8 minutes per game in the postseason.
Last season he averaged 9.4 points across 65 games with 21 starts. The Hawks, who lost in the first round of the playoffs after leading the New York Knicks 2-1 in the series, also agreed to a one-year, $21 million contract extension with guard CJ McCollum. Atlanta holds the eighth and 23rd selections in the upcoming NBA draft, while Oklahoma City owns the 12th and 17th picks.
Wiggins was drafted 55th overall in 2021 and enters the final years of a team-friendly contract that carries roughly $17.5 million in guaranteed salary over the next two seasons.
