Vertical Podcast: Wes Wilcox

[Hawk Eye]

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2:15- Wes talks about his life as an advanced scout; discusses some of the highs and lows of the job

6:45- Wes opens up on the signing of Dwight Howard

13:00- Wes shares what some of the internal discussions were on what direction the hawks should go in after the 4-0 sweep from Cleveland

(Alarming stuff if you are a pro-rebuild or pro-tank Hawks fan)

16:00- Wes discusses the pressure of nailing draft picks

17:00- Wes shares his thoughts on Prince, Bembry, and Courdenier

18:30- Wes talks about the departure of Jeff Teague

20:30- Kent Bazemore and "salary envy" amongst the locker room

22:50- Losing Al Horford

25:00- Wes talks about the salary cap going up and trying to maintain flexibility when building a roster

26:55- Wes opens up on what the expectations are for the upcoming season

[Jamaaliver]

Great find.

Nice to see (hear) Wes getting facetime as the primary decision-maker for the Hawks. (Even if he isn't.)

The title of GM comes with certain responsibilities and expectations and he needs to become a more prominent voice for the organization.

[Jamaaliver]

-Wes calls their approach a compromise between a full-rebuild & superstar model. A 'middle-build'. (13:50 minute mark) Seems wise.

-He acknowledges they haven't made all the right decisions, but re-iterates their willingness to learn from and move on. Refreshing to hear them acknowledge missteps. (13:00 minute mark)

-Wilcox indicates Dennis was viewed essentially as a another starter at PG even last year. He also repeats that having both on the roster, fighting for minutes, really took away from each player. (19:15 minute mark)

-WW declines to go into too much detail into negotiations with AL. (Illuminating.)

-WW indicates they fully intend to re-sign Millsap last season.

-He also mentions the franchise is still pursuing their own D-League franchise.