Who do you wish the Hawks would take a look at?

[atlantabbq99]

The season is about to start. I'm excited about all the bigs the Hawks got. I think the roster is set, but i do wish the Hawks would take a look at the following guys:

Michael Beasley - Very troubled player, but good 3pt shooter and is talented, his NBA career does look like its over, but if any coach has a change to turn his career around, you would think it would be Pops or Budz.

Gerald Wallace - 3D vet would could be the 12th man locker room guy that Stackhouse was a few years ago when he was a Hawk.

Shawn Marion - Same as above for Wallace.

Who are some guys you wish the Hawks would take a look at before the season starts?

[azuresou1]

We already have the full 15 guys on our roster. Don't see any FAs out there that I would want replacing anyone on our roster.

[Jamaaliver]

I'd be willing to take a look at Danny Granger once he finishes rehabbing his current injury.

A veteran, battle-tested, SF could come in handy in the playoffs.

A wise man once mentioned that Greg Stiemmsa was one of the better defensive Centers in the league...on par with Joakim Noah and Marc Gasol.

Granger and Stiemsma could prove beneficial should we dump Shelvin's expiring contract or lose someone to injury.

[jayu70]

Granger is done.

[PandaKidd]

Yeah not high on Granger.

I think our biggest need is Sf/SG but , that means TALENT. We have plenty of depth. I think we are better served developing current talent then trading

[No-Man]

Easily Kosta Papanikolau
On a second note, Nick Johnson, Perry Jones

[_s_t_u_r_t_]

Kinda like how this has all developed for us.

D-League star Thanasis Antetokounmpo, a defensive freak, is available immediately if Budcox decides (a) that's the player they like, (b) that Patterson is immediately ready to assume the third PG role and (c) a decent trading partner for Mack surfaces.

I've not been high on these 6-5 w/o shoes guys normally, and I wouldn't even say that I'm "high" on this one. From where I sit, you want someone who can legitimately defend the post with regularity if you can find him, and there's usually just not enough upper body to these 6-5 guys to be convinced they can give you that. What might give Antetokounmpo an edge is that he does seem to bring some explosiveness in how he jumps, and his motor from all I can tell is about as strong as anyone you could imagine--he makes me think of the Tazmanian devil out there.

Summer League star Jonathan Holmes is probably back from his dislocated shoulder within a week or two. Seems unlikely anyone signs him until he's healthy, so if we like him, that buys us a little time to evaluate Patterson and to identify a trading partner. Some scoop on Holmes:

http://www.lakersnation.com/what-the-los-angeles-lakers-are-getting-in-jonathan-holmes/2015/08/08/

Summer League star Maurice N'Dour sounds like he could be on the shelf longer as they figure out what is said to be something less than a stress fracture, but nonetheless, significant.

Here's probably the best scoop on him...

http://knickerblogger.net/why-the-new-york-knicks-made-a-mistake-not-keeping-maurice-ndour/

And Danny Granger... he's about a month out if projections are correct. He had a couple of exceptional games in December last season for the Heat. I think if you're one of those who thought J-Rich was a good signing pre-training camp, for all of the same reasons, you have to feel good about Granger... actually, even better, b/c Granger actually fills the need for a big SF that J-Rich did not.

I hear "What ever happened to Papanikolau?" from the balcony... well, I personally loved his offense, but it became apparent in things I read Bud said, not long after Denver released Papa, that their emphasis for that 15th slot was on defense... which made some sense, of course, given that we never actually replaced DMC with any comparable body/skill set.

It all starts with identifying a taker for Mack. Once that's checked-off, I'd want to give those last 3 a work-out before making a decision to evaluate their health, and assuming all are healthy, it becomes a question of which of the young guys you can project to help you defensively by next April... if none, then I go ahead and roll the dice on Granger, giving him limited minutes, a la Elton Brand, through the season.

[Jamaaliver]

Recycling this thread to ask the same question:

Of the recent players cut and or waived after pre-season...who are you guys interested in?


The biggest three names I heard are RJ Hunter, Archie Goodwin and Mitch McGary.

I'd take a shot on any of these guys. RJ especially, could be nice replacement for Korver moving forward. But I understand he's signed a deal with Chicago.

One of the flaws of carrying so many guaranteed contracts at the season's start is the inflexibility to capitalize on the roster crunch OTHER teams find themselves in.


Jarrett Jack, who we waived earlier this postseason, is a name I'd keep an ear out for. Once he's better recovered from the ACL injury.