Grading Schlenk's Moves as GM

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Travis Schlenk's Best Moves as Hawks' General Manager



In his first three years in Atlanta, Travis Schlenk has earned a reputation as an aggressive, risk-taking general manager.

Neither of his two biggest moves of his Hawks tenure (the trades that sent Trae Young, Cam Reddish, and De’Andre Hunter to Atlanta) seems to have been a home run at this point, though a final verdict has yet to be rendered on both decisions. Those two deals will likely have more bearing on Atlanta’s future than any others he makes, though it’s too early to definitively say whether Schlenk was right or wrong.

Let’s look back on some of his savviest moves thus far -- the two aforementioned trades excluded.

1. Using the 19th Overall Pick on John Collins and Kevin Huerter
Atlanta drafts John Collins & Kevin Huerter with the 19th pick the 2017 & 2018 NBA Drafts

2. Trading Taurean Prince
Atlanta sends Taurean Prince and its own 2021 second-round pick to the Nets for Allen Crabbe and Brooklyn’s 2019 (17th overall) & 2020 (lottery-protected) first-round picks

3. Trading for Clint Capela
Atlanta sends out Evan Turner, Brooklyn’s lottery-protected 2020 1st-round pick, and Golden State’s 2026 2nd-round pick for Clint Capela and Nenê as part of a four-team deal with Houston, Minnesota, and Denver

4. Trading Dennis Schröder
Atlanta sends out Dennis Schröder and Mike Muscala for Justin Anderson, Carmelo Anthony, and the Thunder’s 2022 lottery-protected first-round pick as part of a three-team deal with Oklahoma City and Philadelphia

5. The Allen Crabbe Trade (the second one)
Atlanta sends Allen Crabbe to Minnesota for Jeff Teague and Treveon Graham

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I'm curious where you guys stand on TS's last year as GM. It's been an up and down 12 months...

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Man, for all the criticism Travis has taken, he acquired some pretty solid pieces for minimal cost. These guys don't fit perfectly, but they are hella talented. (I wish TS could have seen his vision to the end.)

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