NBA 2K17 My GM: 30 Franchise-Saving Trades You Must Make

30. Atlanta Hawks

Who: Dwight Howard C (84), DeAndre Bembry SF (68)

Where: Milwaukee Bucks

For Whom: Khris Middleton SG (81), Spencer Hawes C (75)

The Atlanta Hawks are a middle of the pack playoff team in the Eastern Conference, while Dwight Howard is the best defender and one of two best players on the roster. Why should you trade him? Because of his enormous salary.

Howard is 31 years old and not as athletic as he used to be, yet he is supposed to make $70M in 3 years. That is a really solid cap hit.

Instead, as the team doesn't have a starter-level shooting guard, but two reserve centers that can handle defending the rim, trade him to Milwaukee for Middleton, an A+ 3 point shooter, and offensively superior to Howard Spencer Hawes, who can be the starter. Also, their deals combined will save you $20M over the next 3 seasons.