The Atlanta Hawks are getting ready for coaching camp after which they may start what might be an essential season for them. After the modifications they made this summer season to reshape their staff, it is going to be fascinating to see how the newly shaped Hawks carry out on the court docket.
The Hawks made the choice to commerce Dejounte Murray this offseason and it netted them probably the most worthwhile draft picks within the NBA. Atlanta was in a position to purchase an unprotected decide from the Los Angeles Lakers for the 2025 NBA Draft and whereas it might not be on the high of the draft board, there’s a good probability that the decide lands within the lottery and with the secure lottery odds within the NBA proper now, that might end in a better than anticipated decide for the Hawks. However is that this draft decide probably the most worthwhile asset the Hawks have? Greg Swartz of Bleacher Report listed what he thought have been the Hawks’ most beneficial commerce property and here is what he thought:
High Commerce Property: PG Trae Younger, C Onyeka Okongwu, 2025 first-round decide (unprotected by Los Angeles Lakers)
Untouchables: F Jalen Johnson, F Zaccharie Risacher
“Trae Younger most likely is not going wherever after the Atlanta Hawks opted to half methods with Dejounte Murray, however with solely two assured years remaining on his contract and the franchise cemented in mediocrity, we should not utterly rule out a Younger commerce this offseason.
At 25, a three-time All-Star, he is nonetheless the most effective offensive machines in basketball and would match proper in on groups just like the Orlando Magic, Los Angeles Lakers or Miami Warmth.
Okongwu continues to be caught behind Clint Capela at heart heading into coaching camp, although the 23-year-old is nice sufficient to start out and is below a really good contract (4 years, $62 million) going ahead.
The Hawks acquired the Lakers’ unprotected first-round decide from the New Orleans Pelicans within the Murray commerce, a range that might show extraordinarily worthwhile if LeBron James and/or Anthony Davis have been to overlook time as a result of damage.
For what it is value, I do not assume the Hawks will ever commerce any of those gamers or picks. Younger continues to be the participant they’re attempting to construct round and with the additions of Zaccharie Risacher and Dyson Daniels this offseason, they’ve executed a great job of placing higher items round him to assist him succeed. Okongwu hasn’t had an opportunity to point out that he is the middle of the longer term, though his time could have come this 12 months. Clint Capela and Larry Nance Jr. usually tend to be traded for my part. With out a 2025 decide of their very own, it might be fairly stunning to see the Hawks do away with this decide.
