The trade deadline is over, and the vast majority of the deals were not incomprehensible, potentially franchise-crippling transactions that alienated fans and turned reasonable people into conspiracy theorists.

It is also worth mentioning that LeVert was in the final year of his contract, while Hunter is under team control for three more seasons. He also played alongside Cleveland’s Ty Jerome while in college, where they won an NCAA national championship at Virginia.

Hunter has spent his entire career with Atlanta after being selected with the No. 4 pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. He’s averaging a career-high 19.0 points this season to go along with 3.9 rebounds and 1.5 assists over 37 games in 2024-25.