Hawks trading Dewayne Dedmon to Pistons for Tony Snell, Khyri Thomas

The Hawks and Pistons have agreed to a trade that will send center Dewayne Dedmon to Detroit, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic (Twitter link). Wings Tony Snell and Khyri Thomas will head to Atlanta in the swap, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (Twitter link).

The move essentially sees both teams trade from areas of depth. Dedmon, acquired at last season’s deadline from Sacramento, became expendable in Atlanta with the Hawks expecting Clint Capela back from injury this year and also preparing to incorporate lottery pick Onyeka Okongwu into their frontcourt.

Meanwhile, trading Snell and Thomas will open up more minutes on the wing in Detroit for the likes of Sviatoslav Mykhailiuk, Sekou Doumbouya, and Saddiq Bey, observes James Edwards III of The Athletic (Twitter link).

Dedmon will earn $13.3M in 2020-21 and also has a $13.3M cap hit for ’21-22, though that second year is only partially guaranteed for $1M, per Basketball Insiders. Snell is on a $12.2M expiring contract, while Thomas’ minimum-salary contract for ’20-21 only includes a partial guarantee. In other words, the deal is close to salary-neutral.