The Atlanta Hawks are waiving guard Patty Mills. The Hawks acquired Mills from the Oklahoma City Thunder, after the Thunder had acquired Mills from the Brooklyn Nets in a salary-clearing trade.

In a limited role with Atlanta, Mills has averaged 2.7 points in 10.6 minutes per game across 19 appearances.

With the open roster sport, the Hawks will convert Trent Forrest from his two-way deal to a standard contract. Forrest maximized his allowed 50 NBA games while on his two-way contract recently. He's been ineligible to play since.

Forrest has appeared in 43 games with Atlanta while on two-way contracts each of the last two seasons.

Trae Young will be out at least four weeks as he's set to undergo surgery on the fifth finger of his left hand.

Young has a tear of the radial collateral ligament.

Young made the All-Star Game this season and is averaging 26.4 points, 2.8 rebounds and 10.8 assists for the Atlanta Hawks.

The Hawks are currently the 10th seed in the Eastern Conference ahead of the Brooklyn Nets.

Onyeka Okongwu will miss at least two more weeks due to a left big toe sprain. Okongwu has missed Atlanta's last two games due to the injury.

Prior to the injury, Okongwu was starting in place of Clint Capela, who was dealing with a left adductor strain. Okongwu had started five consecutive games before getting hurt on February 12 against the Chicago Bulls.

The Atlanta Hawks and San Antonio Spurs discussed a trade involving Trae Young ahead of last week's trade deadline, according to Howard Beck of The Ringer.

Young has been the subject of several trade rumors, with the Lakers also reportedly interested.

The Hawks also kept Dejounte Murray past the trade deadline.

Beck adds that it is a "near certainty" that the Hawks will trade one or both of the players this summer.

Onyeka Okongwu left Monday's game against the Chicago Bulls late in the fourth quarter with a left big toe injury.

Following an X-ray at State Farm Arena and an MRI on Tuesday at the Emory Sports Medicine Complex, Okongwu has been diagnosed with a left big toe sprain. He will be listed as out for tomorrow’s game at Charlotte and will be re-evaluated in seven-to-10 days.

The Los Angeles Lakers didn't make a move at the trade deadline, which increases the probability they can do something more significant this offseason. The Lakers plan to use the three picks available to them (2024 or 2025, 2029 and 2031) in the offseason to pursue a star via trade.

The Lakers have identified Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young and Kyrie Irving as potential targets in the offseason, sources tell Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

Mitchell will be entering the final season of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers this offseason and his status remains uncertain. The Cavaliers, however, have played well since the start of 2024 and he has also been strongly linked with the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat.

Young's future with the Atlanta Hawks is somewhat murky after they were unable to trade Dejounte Murray. Young is on a larger contract than Murray and would presumably fetch a larger trade haul. There are opposing front offices already speculating that the Hawks could entertain a Young trade.

Irving has been linked with the Lakers since he first considered an exit from the Brooklyn Nets in June 2022. Irving was subsequently traded to the Dallas Mavericks and re-signed on a three-year, $126 million deal. 

Multiple front offices came away from conversations with the Atlanta Hawks that Trae Young could become available this offseason, reports Jake Fischer of Yahoo Sports.

The potential availability of Young could hinge on how the Hawks play over the remainder of the season.

The Hawks shopped Dejounte Murray for several weeks and decided to keep him at this juncture after not finding any offers to match their valuation of him. Murray is set to begin Year 1 of a four-year, $114 million deal next season.

The Hawks presumably would get a much more significant trade return if they make Young available. 

After the 22-23 season, there were rumors that Young could be made available. 

The Los Angeles Lakers and San Antonio Spurs are two teams that have been linked with Young should he hit the trade market. 

The Atlanta Hawks have decided not to trade Dejounte Murray at the deadline.

Murray was widely shopped by the Hawks leading to the deadline, but they will revisit the situation in the offseason after not receiving an offer to their liking. In 49 games, Murray is averaging 21.5 points, 5.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists in 35.0 minutes this season. 

Murray signed a four-year, $120 million extension with the Hawks during the 2023 offseason with Year 1 beginning in 24-25. Murray can become a free agent in 2027.

Murray is represented by Rich Paul. 

The New Orleans Pelicans have interest in acquiring Dejounte Murray from the Atlanta Hawks. Since it became clear Murray was put on the trade market, he has been most strongly linked with the Los Angeles Lakers and New York Knicks.

"I do think there's another team that has piqued Atlanta's interest and vice versa, and that's New Orleans," said Adrian Wojnarowski. "There's been some conversations. I don't know if they've elevated quite yet. I think there maybe could be some more here leading to the trade deadline on a deal that I don't think would include CJ McCollum. I think it would be Dejounte Murray with him."

Wojnarowski adds that the Pelicans would have interest in Onyeka Okongwu along with Murray.

The Pelicans have a surplus of future picks incoming from the Milwaukee Bucks and Los Angeles Lakers.

Scottie Barnes and Trae Young have been named as injury replacements for the 2024 NBA All-Star Game.

Barnes and Young will replace Joel Embiid and Julius Randle on the Eastern Conference team.

In his third NBA season, the 6-7 Barnes is averaging career highs of 20.2 points, 8.1 rebounds, 5.8 assists, 1.48 blocks and 1.24 steals in 35.3 minutes in 50 games. 

Young has earned his third NBA All-Star selection in six NBA seasons.  He is averaging 27.3 points and career highs of 10.9 assists and 1.47 steals in 36.6 minutes in 45 games.