Am I crazy?
Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2018 5:16 pm
Or has Schlenk made some solid moves this summer?
I'm not a huge fan of the draft, though I've come to accept that the Hawks FO didn't see a tremendous difference between Young, Jackson, and Doncic, so they traded back and took Young. Not the move I would have done (everything I read pointed to Doncic). Similarly not a huge Huerter or Spellman fan, but they're all young and have potential.
I wasn't originally a huge fan of the Lin deal (thought they could have done the Denver deal), but thinking of it in context with the OKC deal its
Schroeder
for
Lin, Anthony, Justin Anderson, OKC maybe 1st, and Nets far away future 2nd.
That's an improvement I think. Cleans up the balance sheet and adds some assets.
Then I like the Len and Poythress signings. They, combined with acquiring Anderson, make for 3 relatively low-risk signings that get players that could contribute to the next Hawks playoff team. I know none of the deals is super long-term, but these small bets are how you find the cheap bench guys that you need to be able to afford stars. Then they could have 3 lotto picks next year. That's building towards something.
I'm not a huge fan of the draft, though I've come to accept that the Hawks FO didn't see a tremendous difference between Young, Jackson, and Doncic, so they traded back and took Young. Not the move I would have done (everything I read pointed to Doncic). Similarly not a huge Huerter or Spellman fan, but they're all young and have potential.
I wasn't originally a huge fan of the Lin deal (thought they could have done the Denver deal), but thinking of it in context with the OKC deal its
Schroeder
for
Lin, Anthony, Justin Anderson, OKC maybe 1st, and Nets far away future 2nd.
That's an improvement I think. Cleans up the balance sheet and adds some assets.
Then I like the Len and Poythress signings. They, combined with acquiring Anderson, make for 3 relatively low-risk signings that get players that could contribute to the next Hawks playoff team. I know none of the deals is super long-term, but these small bets are how you find the cheap bench guys that you need to be able to afford stars. Then they could have 3 lotto picks next year. That's building towards something.