September 2025

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Hawks trade point guard Kobe Bufkin to Nets for cash considerations

Kobe Bufkin has played in just 27 NBA games across two seasons — because of time in the G-League and injuries — but at Summer League in Las Vegas this July he showed some potential as a point guard who could run the pick-and-roll, like during his 29-point outing against the Heat (17 in the fourth quarter to spark a comeback win).

That was enough to get the Nets to take a chance on him.

Atlanta is trading Bufkin to Brooklyn for cash considerations, a story broken by Shams Charania of ESPN.

For Atlanta, this is a salary dump. The Hawks save Bufkin’s $4.5 million salary, putting them $7.7 million below the luxury tax line and $15.4 million below the first apron, where they are hard-capped (plus they create a trade exception they can use for the next year). For the Nets, this move puts them above the league’s salary floor, but they still have $11.4 million in cap space to facilitate trades.

The Nets also get a one-year roll of the dice on Bufkin, to see if he is the point guard who was putting up so many points in Las Vegas, or if he is more the guy who was committing turnovers and not shooting consistently while he was doing so. This is the kind of move Nets GM Sean Marks made a lot during his first rebuild, taking a shot on a flawed player with potential to see if other teams have given up too quickly. Sometimes that works out, sometimes it doesn’t, but it’s a risk worth taking for the Nets, who are in the middle of another rebuild.

Yankees’ Aaron Judge named AL Player of the Week after homering five times in six games

Aaron Judge, likely in the midst of another MVP season, took home a different award on Monday, as he was named the American League Player of the Week.

In six games from Sept. 8-14, Judge slashed .450/.560/1.200 with five home runs and nine runs scored. His 1.760 OPS during that span also led all American League hitters.

The Yankees went 3-3 last week and are currently 4.0 games back of the Toronto Blue Jays for first place in the AL East and are 1.5 games ahead of the Boston Red Sox for the top Wild Card spot.

Judge, the AL MVP in 2022 and 2024, is the overwhelming favorite to win the award again this season, with Seattle catcher Cal Raleigh the other player in contention. 

Judge has once again put up absurd numbers hitting .326, which would be a single-season best for him, to go along with a .447 OBP, a .678 slugging percentage, 48 home runs, and 102 RBI.

Nets acquiring Kobe Bufkin for cash considerations in trade with Hawks: report

The Nets are acquiring guard Kobe Bufkin in a trade with the Atlanta Hawks, reports ESPN’s Shams Charania. 

Brooklyn is sending the Hawks cash considerations for the 21-year-old who was selected 15th overall out of Michigan in the 2023 NBA Draft.

Appearing in just 10 games for Atlanta last season, Bufkin averaged 5.3 points on 38.3 percent shooting (21.1 percent from three). He also added 2.1 rebounds and 1.7 assists while playing 12.4 minutes per game. He played in 17 games during his rookie season and has spent most of his professional career playing for the Hawks’ NBA G League affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks.

Bukin, 6-foot-4 and 194 pounds, will join a crowded Nets roster and will look to make the team out of camp as perhaps a backup point guard.

Hawks reportedly trading guard Kobe Bufkin to the Nets for cash considerations

Kobe Bufkin is getting a fresh start.

The Atlanta Hawks struck a deal to send Bufkin to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. In exchange, the Hawks will receive cash considerations from the Nets.

The Hawks selected Bufkin with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft out of Michigan, though he’s struggled so far in the league. Bufkin has appeared in just 27 games over the last two seasons, and he underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in December after playing in just 10 games.

Bufkin spent some time with the Hawks’ G League affiliate during his rookie campaign. He averaged 23.6 points and 5.9 assists per game with the College Park Skyhawks during the 2023-24 season. He’s averaged 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27 NBA games throughout his career. Bufkin has two years left on his initial four-year, $19.8 million rookie deal.

While his NBA career has yet to take off, Bufkin will get a bit of a restart with the Nets. The franchise went just 26-56 last season, and then used all five of its first-round draft picks earlier this summer to help jumpstart a rebuild under second-year head coach Jordi Fernández. Bufkin, now healthy, should play a significant part in that push.

The Hawks went just 40-42 last season and missed the playoffs for a second straight year. They traded back with the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA draft to acquire former Georgia star Asa Newell. Though the return isn’t great for a former first-round draft pick, the Hawks have now cleared up a roster spot. That’ll give them some added flexibility as they head into the season this fall.

Hawks reportedly trading guard Kobe Bufkin to the Nets for cash considerations

Kobe Bufkin is getting a fresh start.

The Atlanta Hawks struck a deal to send Bufkin to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday afternoon, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. In exchange, the Hawks will receive cash considerations from the Nets.

The Hawks selected Bufkin with the No. 15 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft out of Michigan, though he’s struggled so far in the league. Bufkin has appeared in just 27 games over the last two seasons, and he underwent season-ending shoulder surgery in December after playing in just 10 games.

Bufkin spent some time with the Hawks’ G League affiliate during his rookie campaign. He averaged 23.6 points and 5.9 assists per game with the College Park Skyhawks during the 2023-24 season. He’s averaged 5 points, 2 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 27 NBA games throughout his career. Bufkin has two years left on his initial four-year, $19.8 million rookie deal.

While his NBA career has yet to take off, Bufkin will get a bit of a restart with the Nets. The franchise went just 26-56 last season, and then used all five of its first-round draft picks earlier this summer to help jumpstart a rebuild under second-year head coach Jordi Fernández. Bufkin, now healthy, should play a significant part in that push.

The Hawks went just 40-42 last season and missed the playoffs for a second straight year. They traded back with the New Orleans Pelicans in the NBA draft to acquire former Georgia star Asa Newell. Though the return isn’t great for a former first-round draft pick, the Hawks have now cleared up a roster spot. That’ll give them some added flexibility as they head into the season this fall.

USDA and DOI Announce Bold Federal Reforms to Improve Nation’s Wildfire Response System

(Washington, D.C., September 15, 2025) – U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke L. Rollins today issued a new memorandum to modernize and strengthen America’s wildfire prevention and response system. This policy direction enacts common-sense reforms that modernize and streamline federal wildfire system. Concurrently, U.S. Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum issued his own memorandum to streamline capabilities and strengthen federal, state, and local partnerships.