Hawks swap PF E.J. Liddell for Suns PF David Roddy

The Atlanta Hawks traded recently acquired E.J. Liddell to the Phoenix Suns for fellow power forward David Roddy on Monday.

Liddell was part of the package of players and draft picks that the New Orleans Pelicans shipped to Atlanta on July 6 for All-Star guard Dejounte Murray.

Roddy, 23, was the 23rd overall pick of the 2022 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, who traded his draft rights to the Memphis Grizzlies. Roddy averaged 8.4 points, 4.2 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 23.2 minutes in 48 games (13 starts) last season before he was moved to Phoenix as part of a three-team trade also involving the Brooklyn Nets.

He averaged 1.3 points, 0.6 rebounds, 0.2 assists and 3.7 minutes in 17 games for the Suns. For his career, Roddy averages 6.6 points, 3.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 18.0 minutes in 135 games (17 starts).

Liddell, 23, was a second-round pick by the Pelicans in 2022 out of Ohio State. He made his NBA debut last season and totaled four points, five rebounds, one assist, two blocks and 23 minutes in eight games.

The Hawks had sent Murray to the Pelicans for Liddell, guard Dyson Daniels, forward/center Larry Nance Jr. and center Cody Zeller (via sign-and-trade), as well as a 2025 first-round pick (via the Los Angeles Lakers) and a conditional 2027 first-round pick.

--Field Level Media