The Atlanta Hawks showed interest in trading for Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen earlier this offseason. Cleveland has rebuffed outside interest in Allen and prefers to keep their veteran center.

Atlanta has made several moves this offseason, but is still looking for frontcourt depth. Onyeka Okongwu is set to start at center for the Hawks, with Jock Landale serving as his primary backup. Adding Allen would give Atlanta a chance to play with a bigger starter lineup, by pushing Okongwu and Jalen Johnson down to the four and three, respectively.

The Cavs are projected to be near the second apron again after re-signing James Harden. Despite that, Cleveland has shown no interest in trading their core players of Allen, Donovan Mitchell or Evan Mobley. The Cavaliers have also been reluctant to add draft capital to entice teams to take on Max Strus or Dennis Schroder, who Cleveland sees as key rotation players.