Several teams in touch with the Atlanta Hawks recently came away with the impression that the club prioritizes trading for Oklahoma City Thunder center Steven Adams over Detroit Pistons big man Andre Drummond, according to Ian Begley of SNY.

The Pistons are expected to trade Drummond before the February trade deadline. They have had discussions with a few teams, including the Hawks and New York Knicks:

Something worth noting on the Hawks and Pistons: several teams in touch with the Hawks recently came away with the impression that the club prioritizes trading for Oklahoma City's Steven Adams over Andre Drummond. As Yahoo noted, Drummond has a strong relationship with Hawks star Trae Young.

Drummond is averaging 17.8 points, 16.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 1.8 blocks per game this season for the Pistons, who are 14-25. Andre is shooting 52.9 percent from the field and 63.0 percent from the free-throw line.

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The Hawks have the worst record in the NBA and desperately need to get point guard Trae Young more talent around him. The Hawks are just 8-31 on the season.

Adams is averaging 12.0 points and 10.2 rebounds for the Thunder in 35 games. He's shooting 61.4 percent overall and making $25,842,697 this season.

Drummond has a player option worth $28.8 million for the 2020-21 campaign. If he declines, the All-Star big man would become an unrestricted free agent after this season ends.

The NBA trade deadline is on February 6.

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