Lou Williams said he considered retiring after getting traded from the Los Angeles Clippers to the Atlanta Hawks.

Williams eventually joined the Hawks on Tuesday night.

"It hurts. I had a lot of investment there. We had some success. We were gearing up for another deep run, a championship run. That was my mentality. I thought I would finish the season there," said Williams on Tuesday.

Williams added that he feels like he can help the Hawks make the playoffs.

The team is currently sixth in the Eastern Conference.

"I feel like I can help this team do some things. I don't want to look back and say I retired prematurely, be asking myself what could have been or what I could've done. This is an opportunity to finish out the season with this team and go from there."

The Los Angeles Clippers have agreed to acquire Rajon Rondo from the Atlanta Hawks for Lou Williams, two second round picks and cash. 

The Clippers had interest in signing Rondo last offseason. Rondo is signed next season for $7.5 million.

Williams previously played for the Hawks and grew up in the Atlanta area. Williams is on an expiring contract.

The Los Angeles Clippers have had trade talks with the Atlanta Hawks on Rajon Rondo, according to Brian Windhorst on ESPN.

The Clippers had interest in signing Rondo in free agency.

The Clippers are in need of a more traditional point guard.

The Atlanta Hawks made a take-it-or-leave it offer of $90 million over four seasons to John Collins before the start of the season, sources tell The Athletic. Collins felt he should have received a more lucrative contract offer.

Because Collins declined the offer, he will be a restricted free agent this offseason and could also be traded. 

Collins expects to be with the Hawks past the deadline and is not planning on entering the offseason only looking for the max.

“For me, there wasn’t necessarily a single number. There’s never been a single number,” Collins said. “I’ve never said, ‘I need a max or I’m only taking a max.’ All I said with my play and what I’ve done, I feel like I should be in max contention or I should be in the caliber or realm of guys who do what I do on the court. That’s all I said. There was never, ‘Oh, I need a five-year max.’ I’ve never said any of that. I just said I felt like I played myself into great position to be talked about with those other guys and be it as it may. That’s what I said. I felt like my play spoke for me and I wanted to continue to let it do that but obviously there are different narratives that are being taken. There’s a lot of stuff that can be misconstrued when it comes to stuff like this. It’s just something I have to take in stride and keep going.”

Collins would ultimately prefer to remain with Atlanta.

“I want to stay. I want my flowers here in Atlanta,” Collins said. “I want to be true to Atlanta for my entire career, as corny or as cheesy as it may sound to whoever. As a basketball player and as someone who takes pride in their job, me being drafted in the organization and me living here and becoming a man and living my life in the NBA as a Hawk means something to me. It might not mean a lot to other people but I want to be here. I want my future to be here. I want to think about my future here but the reality of the situation is stuff doesn’t always go the way I want it to. All I can do to make sure my future is as good as it can be is make sure I’m the best player I can be and wake up every day and figure it out.”

The Golden State Warriors have expressed interest in Bogdan Bogdanovic.

Bogdanovic signed a four-year, $72 million deal with the Atlanta Hawks in restricted free agency. Bogdanovic's deal includes a 15 percent trade kicker.

Travis Schlenk of the Hawks previously worked in the Golden State front office.

The Atlanta Hawks have expressed interest in trading for Marcus Smart and Lonzo Ball, sources tell Shams Charania of the Athletic. 

Smart has played in six games since returning from a calf strain.

Smart's name surfaced in trade rumors near last year's draft.

Ball will be a restricted free agent this offseason and has played well of late.

John Collins is receiving trade interest from several teams, including the Boston Celtics, Sacramento Kings, Dallas Mavericks, Detroit Pistons, and Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Hawks are looking for one young player and a first-round pick in return.

The Wolves turned down a deal for Collins involving Malik Beasley and a first-round pick.

The Celtics are also looking to acquire Bogdan Bogdanovic along with Collins. 

The Atlanta Hawks and Chicago Bulls are interested in trading for Lonzo Ball, sources told Kevin O'Connor of The Ringer.

The Pelicans are looking for a good first-round pick or a young player in return.

The Bulls have offered Tomas Satoransky and second-round picks, with the Hawks building a deal around Cam Reddish.

Ball is averaging 14.2 points and 5.6 assists on the season.

The Atlanta Hawks have had 14 players receive their first COVID-19 vaccine.

Those who received the vaccine (through their partnership with Emory) meet the eligibility requirements in Georgia, which recently were expanded.

The remaining three players on the Hawks who did not get vaccinated are not eligible to receive it yet.

The Atlanta Hawks have told inquiring teams that they intend to match contract offers for John Collins this offseason, according to Brian Windhorst of ESPN.

Sources tell Zach Lowe that Collins is driving heavy trade interest ahead of the deadline. Collins earns just $4.1 million in the final season of his contract, which makes a trade complicated.

The Hawks offered Collins a four-year, $90 million extension.