The Celtics and the Nets have clear ideas, but only the Hawks seem a little confused?

According to ESPN reporter Shams Charania, the Boston Celtics, the Brooklyn Nets and the Atlanta Hawks team reached a tripartite deal. The specific transaction content is: the Hawks get Kristaps Porzingis and a future second-round pick, the Nets get Terance Mann and the first round 22 pick (from the Hawks) in the 2025 NBA Draft, and the Celtics get Georges Niang and a future second-round pick. According to further information, the Hawks got a lower second round (from the Celtics) in 2026 (from the Celtics). What the Celtics get is the second round of the Cleveland Cavaliers in 2031 (from the Hawks).

Judging from the contracts of the players involved in these three transactions, Porzingis's contract will expire next summer, and his salary for next season is $30.73 million. Nian's contract will also expire next summer, with his salary of $8.2 million next season. Mann's current contract will not expire until the summer of 2028, with his salary of $15.5 million next season, his salary of $15.5 million in 2026-27 and his salary of $16 million in 2027-28.

From the perspective of the Celtics, their goal of doing this is to save money. Completed this transaction and directly reduced their total salary to the second rich line, and the team's operating space in the next time also became larger. From the Nets' perspective, they took over Mann, a long-term contract with some premium, but they received a first-round pick in return. Moreover, Mann's contract still has room for rescue, and their goals are also very clear. From the Hawks' perspective, they hope to get rid of Mann's contract and improve the team's competitiveness through this deal, but they only got Porzingis, who had just played a disaster-level performance in the playoffs this season, which seemed a bit inexplicable.

From this perspective, the Celtics achieved their goals, not only lowered their salary, but also did not eat the junk contract, and did not give up the draft pick, and even got a second round pick. They definitely made a small profit while completing the goal. The Nets are already in the reconstruction period, and being able to get a first-round pick is considered to have completed their mission well. Only the Eagles, for the sake of this transaction value, Porzingis took the initiative to take out the first round pick, which was simply an inexplicable thing. We are also a little curious. Does the Hawks really think Porzingis can ensure high enough attendance next season and achieve a breakthrough in the playoffs next season?