The Houston Rockets traded out of the second round of the 2024 NBA Draft and landed forward AJ Griffin from the Hawks.
have traded the No. 44 pick of the 2024 NBA Draft to the Atlanta Hawks, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski was first to report. In exchange, the Rockets received forward AJ Griffin. The former Duke prospect appeared in 20 games for the Hawks last season and was a first-round pick in 2022.
In 72 games played with a dozen starts, Griffin averaged 8.9 points on .465/.390/.894 shooting splits. He scored a career-best 24 points in Atlanta's 19-point victory over the Milwaukee Bucks in November 2022. Griffin is the son of former NBA player and coach Adrian Griffin, who played with the Rockets during the 2003-24 season.
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