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ATLANTA HAWKS ACQUIRE DRAFT RIGHTS TO DE’ANDRE HUNTER, SOLOMON HILL AND A CONDITIONAL 2023 SECOND-ROUND PICK FROM NEW ORLEANS Hawks Send Draft Rights to , Nickeil Alexander-Walker And Marcos Louzada Silva to Pelicans Along With Conditional First-Round Pick

ATLANTA, GA - The have acquired the draft rights to forward De’Andre Hunter, the fourth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, forward Solomon Hill, a conditional 2023 second-round pick and the draft rights to guard , the 57th overall selection, from the in exchange for the draft rights to Jaxson Hayes, the eighth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft, guard Nickeil Alexander-Walker, the 17th overall pick, guard Marcos Louzada Silva, the 35th overall selection and a conditional 2020 first-round pick, it was announced today.

“We are thrilled to add De’Andre to our young core. As one of the top two-way players in college last season, he brings a variety of skills that will translate well on the next level,” said Hawks General Manager and Head of Basketball Operations Travis Schlenk. “He is also a high-character individual and a winner, and we feel he will be a great fit with our group.”

The ACC Defensive Player of the Year, an All-ACC First Team performer and Consensus Third Team All- American, Hunter helped lead Virginia to the National Championship this past season while averaging 15.2 points, 5.1 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 32.5 minutes (.520 FG%, .438 3FG%, .783 FT%), starting 38 games. He ranked second in the conference in field-goal percentage and ninth in scoring.

In 2017-18, Hunter was the ACC Sixth Man of the Year and a member of the conference’s All-Freshman team after putting up 9.2 points, 3.5 rebounds and 1.1 assists in 19.9 minutes (.488 FG%, .382 3FG%, .755 FT%). The native of Philadelphia, PA attended Friends Central High School, where he was the Pennsylvania Class AA Player of the Year in 2015-16.

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