The Atlanta Hawks are buying and selling guard Kobe Bufkin to the Brooklyn Nets for money issues, sources informed ESPN’s Shams Charania on Monday.
Bufkin, Atlanta’s No. 15 choose within the 2023 NBA draft, is due $5.4 million this season and has a $6.9 million crew choice for 2026-27.
The transfer opens roster flexibility for the Hawks — and provides them a $4.5 million commerce exception — whereas offering the 21-year-old guard a contemporary alternative in Brooklyn.
The Nets have $11.6 million in cap area following the transfer, with 15 gamers on assured contracts.
Bufkin appeared in simply 27 video games for the Hawks over the past two seasons. He averaged 23.6 factors whereas taking part in 14 video games within the G League in 2023-24.
Info from ESPN’s Bobby Marks was used on this report.
