Kristaps Porzingis is making his position in Atlanta. The veteran big man, who won the 2024 NBA championship with the Boston Celtics, became one of the first significant moves of the Atlanta Hawks’ aggressive offseason.

Kristaps Porzingis opened up about his health struggles during the playoffs before he was traded to the Hawks.

It was not a surprise even before, but the Celtics trading Porzingis especially seemed even more inevitable given the end of his season. The Latvian native dealt with an illness for much of the second half of the season, and it greatly impacted him in the playoffs.