Report: Clint Capela to leave Hawks this offseason

March 28, 2025

According to NBA insider Michael Scotto of HoopsHype, Clint Capela will leave the Atlanta Hawks this offseason.

Capela becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer.

“After being benched in favor of Onyeka Okongwu and dangled in trade talks before the deadline, the early expectation is Hawks center Clint Capela will sign elsewhere in unrestricted free agency this summer, league sources told HoopsHype,” Scotto wrote. “Capela, who’s been Trae Young’s pick-and-roll partner and Atlanta’s starting center for the better part of five seasons, was recently diagnosed with a ligament injury in the fourth metacarpal of his left hand and will be re-evaluated in approximately two or three weeks. As a starter earlier this season, the 30-year-old center averaged 9.3 points and 9.0 rebounds in 41 games.”

Capela is averaging 8.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 0.6 steals and 1.0 blocks for the Hawks this season while shooting 55.9% from the field and 53.6% from the free-throw line.

Capela, who turns 31 in May, has played for the Houston Rockets and Hawks. He has career averages of 12.0 points, 10.5 rebounds, 1.0 assists, 0.7 steals and 1.4 blocks.

Capela won the 2021 rebounding title. He helped the Hawks make the Eastern Conference Finals that season. Atlanta lost to the Milwaukee Bucks.

In other Hawks news, Trae Young spoke about his future with the franchise during a conversation with Scotto.

“It’s hard to determine the future. I’m so stuck in the moment right now and focusing on what they wanted me to do this year by trying to build these young guys and give them confidence,” Young said. “I’m focused on that and not focusing on the end result. At the end of the day, focus on getting better every day and letting the results come as they go.”

One of the best players in the NBA, Young is eligible to sign an extension this summer.

“Yeah. I’m still stuck in the moment right now and not really focusing on that right now,” Young said. “I know it’s going to come. People will be asking questions here. I’m just focusing on this team, building these young guys, and giving them confidence. At the end of the year, everything else will be discussed.”