Hawks set to add Aaron Wiggins in draft-pick trade with Thunder

The Atlanta Hawks are set to acquire guard Aaron Wiggins from the Oklahoma City Thunder for two future second-round draft picks, according to ESPN’s sourced report. The deal has not been described in the supplied material as officially announced by either team.

The reported return for Oklahoma City is Atlanta’s 2030 second-round pick plus the less favorable of the Hawks’ or Los Angeles Lakers’ second-round pick in 2032. ESPN’s analysis also says the move would reduce the Thunder’s projected tax penalty from $213 million to $152 million and leave them with 14 players under contract.

For Atlanta, Wiggins would add another guard with championship rotation experience. He was part of Oklahoma City’s 2024-25 title team, averaging 12.0 points and 3.9 rebounds in the regular season, and he posted 9.4 points per game across 65 games in the most recent season referenced by the report.

The move fits into a wider Hawks roster-building stretch that also includes a reported one-year, $21 million extension for CJ McCollum and earlier additions such as Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Jonathan Kuminga. With Atlanta holding the eighth and 23rd picks in this week’s draft, the Wiggins deal points to a team continuing to reshape its rotation around players who may be seeking larger roles.