Hawks acquire Jonathan Kuminga, Buddy Hield for Kristaps Porzingis in wild NBA trade

The lead-up to the NBA trade deadline continued its frenzied pace on Wednesday night.

The Hawks acquired Jonathan Kuminga and Buddy Hield from the Warriors in exchange for Kristaps Porzingis, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported.

The move ends speculation about Kuminga’s future, who demanded a trade away from the team in January.

Jonathan Kuminga dribbles the ball upcourt during the Warriorls’ blowout home loss to the Raptors on Jan. 20, 2026 at Chase Center in San Francisco. NBAE via Getty Images

General manager Mike Dunleavy said in the days after the demand became public that there needed to be a “demand” to make anything happen.

“I think as far as the demand, we’re aware of that. In terms of demands, when you make a demand, there needs to be a demand in the market,” Dunleavy said.

“So, we’ll see where that unfolds. But heard, always with these guys, I tell them I’m willing to work with them, want to help people out whether that’s J.K. or any player on our roster. We’re good with, if that’s his wishes, trying to figure that out, but we got to do what’s best for our organization and that’s what we’ll do, as far as it goes with the deadline coming up.”

Kristaps Porzingis shoots over New Orleans Pelicans center Yves Missi (21) during the second half of the
Hawks’ win over the Pelicans on Jan. 7, 2026 at State Farm Arena in Atlanta. Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

That demand came in the form of the Hawks, who sit at 25-27 and in ninth in the Eastern Conference standings.

Atlanta already made a blockbuster move when they sent Trae Young to the Wizards for CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert on Jan. 7.

The Warriors, shortly after sending away the two players to the Hawks, traded away Trayce Jackson-Davis to the Raptors for a second-round pick in 2026, Charania reported.