Center Usman Garuba signs to Atlanta Hawks

Rockets, now with Ime Udoka on the bench, Garuba will be sent to Atlanta with TyTy Washington and additional draft compensation that will save about $5 million from their salaries.

international for Spain and former player real Madrid He was selected 23rd overall by the Rockets in the 2021 auditions.

Garuba landed NBA hand in hand with some Rockets in full rebuild and placed at the bottom of the West, such that in the 2021-2022 season they were the last of their conference (20-62) and occupied the penultimate position (22-60) last year.

Centre He played 24 games in his first season. averaging 10 minutes per game with 2 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

Garuba is in his second year in the NBA and after joining the G League development league as well as overcoming the physical issues of his rookie year Increased his presence in the Rockets with 75 games played, averaging 12.9 minutes with 3 points and 4.1 rebounds per game.

Now it’s down to some Hawks led by Trae Young and last season They lost in the first round of the East against the Boston Celtics.