The Atlanta Hawks acquired Detroit Pistons forward Saddiq Bey in a four-team deal involving the Golden State Warriors and Portland Trail Blazers on Thursday, ESPN reported.
The Warriors traded former No. 2 overall pick James Wiseman to the Pistons for Bey and forward Kevin Knox, then sent Bey to the Hawks for a package of five second-round draft picks, per the report.
Finally, Golden State dealt Knox and the five second-round picks to Portland to acquire guard Gary Payton II, seven months after he left the Warriors to sign a multi-year free-agent deal with the Trail Blazers.
Bey, 23, is averaging 14.8 points and 4.7 rebounds in 52 games (30 starts) this season. He has career averages of 14.5 points and 4.9 boards in 204 games (165 starts) since Detroit drafted him in the first round in 2020.
The oft-injured Wiseman, a 7-foot center, has appeared in only 60 games since he went No. 2 overall in the 2020 draft behind top pick Anthony Edwards. Wiseman missed all of last season because of a torn meniscus in his right knee.
Wiseman, 21, is averaging 6.9 points, 3.5 rebounds and 12.5 minutes in 21 games off the Golden State bench this season and even spent a short stretch in the G League. Those numbers are way down from his 2020-21 rookie stats of 11.5 points and 5.8 boards in 39 games (27 starts).
Payton, 30, played just 15 games with the Trail Blazers after having offseason surgery to repair a core muscle. He scored 4.1 points with 2.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists in 17.0 minutes per game.
In Game 2 of last season’s Western Conference semifinals against the Memphis Grizzlies, Payton came away with a fractured left elbow as well as muscle and ligament damage. He was expected to be out for a month but returned to play five games in the NBA Finals and helped the Warriors to the title.
Payton has averaged 5.1 points 2.8 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 157 career games (40 starts) with the Milwaukee Bucks, Washington Wizards, Los Angeles Lakers, Warriors and Blazers.
Knox, 23, has averaged 5.6 points and 2.6 rebounds in 42 games (one start) with the Pistons this season. He has averaged 7.4 points and 2.9 rebounds in 254 career games (62 starts) over five seasons with the New York Knicks, Atlanta Hawks and Pistons.
–Field Level Media
