Toronto Raptors send Salmons to Atlanta Hawks for Williams, Nogueira

Published February 05, 2015

The Raptors have traded forward John Salmons to Atlanta for guard Lou Williams and the draft rights to center Lucas Nogueira (new-GAY-ruh).

The Hawks also get a 2015 second-round draft pick in the deal, which was announced on Monday.

The move clears more than $15 million in salary cap space for Atlanta. Salmons has a $1 million buyout of his $7 million salary, creating even more financial flexibility for the Hawks.

Nogueira, the 16th overall pick last year, spent last season in Spain. Williams, who is under contract for almost $5.5 million next season, averaged 10.4 points in 60 games for Atlanta last season.

Nogueira, a defensive-minded 7-footer who had some knee issues last season, has one year left on his Spanish contract.

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