Trae Young has the Atlanta Hawks in the NBA’s Play-In Tournament, but will he be without his pick ‘n’ roll partner next year?
Atlanta could move on from Clint Capela as he becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer.
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Capela, 30, is in his 10th season and fifth with the Hawks. He has played in 55 games — including 41 starts — averaging 8.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, and a block per game. He had an MRI on Monday that showed an injury in the fourth metacarpal of his left hand.
Clint Capela is expected to leave the Atlanta Hawks in free agency, per @MikeAScotto
“After being benched in favor of Onyeka Okongwu and dangled in trade talks before the deadline, the early expectation is Hawks center Clint Capela will sign elsewhere in unrestricted free… pic.twitter.com/hJ5pdDGL9Y
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The 6-foot-10, 256-pound center is slated to be re-evaluated in three to four weeks. According to Michael Scotto, a senior NBA insider for Hoops Hype, the Hawks are processing Capela’s free agency future after benching him for Onyeka Okongwu. Since the move, Atlanta has witnessed Okongwu average double figures in points (13.1) and grab 8.7 rebounds and a block per game.
Capela is talented, but the Hawks see this letting go of a player to develop a better one at the same position.
Stephen M. Smith is a writer for Ball Exclusives. You can follow him him X via @CoachingMSmith.
