Past example: Bam Adebayo (became an All Star immediately after Hassan Whiteside was traded away)
My guess: I am convinced that Onyeka Okongwu is the next great NBA center, and we are one Clint Capela trade away from setting him loose on the NBA, and his recently-inked extension (4-yr, $62 million) will be a steal.
I’m not really sure why the Hawks should have any urgency to move Capela on to start Okongwu, especially now that Okongwu has been extended on a great team-friendly deal.
Neither one is bucking for more minutes/touches/a bigger role, both are on great contracts for their production/potential, and Capela is still as good as ever at what he does (his ultra-low foul rate while being a physical defensive centre is low-key amazingly helpful), so why not just continue to let them share the centre role, stick with 48 combined minutes of great low-mistake production, and consider that position “solved” for the Hawks?