Few details on Atlanta Hawks acquisition of Tiago Splitter

The Atlanta Hawks are wheeling and dealing as free agency opens, trading for Spurs forward Tiago Splitter to shore up their defense.

Late last week, a report circulated that the San Antonio Spurs were rebuffing trade offers for center Tiago Splitter. It didn't make much sense, as the team needs to clear a ton of cap space if they want to offer a max contract to LaMarcus Aldridge

who can take seriously reduced deals that give San Antonio enough flexibility to keep almost everyone and add a max contract. It's a tricky route to go down, but if any team is smart enough to make it happen it's the Spurs. Or, maybe the offers for

The Atlanta Hawks are wheeling and dealing as free agency opens, trading for Spurs forward Tiago Splitter to shore up their defense.

Tiago Splitter is Atlanta-bound. See what that means for the Hawks and Spurs.