Hi guys. I’m connected to someone very high up at the Hawks who would know. Sometimes I ask him/her questions and they respond. I have some info from the last few weeks up to today and figured I’d finally share. I’m a regular poster but anonymity is key.
1. There is A LOT of pressure to trade up for Edwards. Ressler, the whole business side, even members of the team (Trae) want him. The basketball side likes him but worries about his attitude without a strong leader on the team. The price is high but Kevin may be a casualty to get Edwards especially if Ball goes #1.
2. Trae, Hunter and Cam are off limits right now. Everyone else is being talked about in various deals, various degrees of seriousness. We’ll see how it goes but don’t expect any of those three to be moved for anything and ignore any trades with them. Yes, Capela could be moved as well if a big deal comes.
3. The basketball side really, really likes Obi Toppin. They think he’s a 20+ ppg scorer who can create his own shot. Not worried about the defense because they think they can hide him with Capela, Cam, Hunter. They know how bad the bench was and want to improve scoring ability but also think he could make John tradeable for another wing and keep flexibility. Its similar reasons to why they signed Jabari but they think Obi is better and gives much more than Jabari did.
4. There’s some interest in older guys on expiring (Hayward, Derozan, etc) but they don’t want to shoot themselves in the foot for 2021 because they think at least one big fish will consider them. Keep an eye on guys like Oubre too, same expiring but slightly younger. They want to add one more 25-30mpg guy they can rely on to really make the playoff push but not if its too expensive.
Thats it for now. I’ll update later but those are some of the big ones right this second.
https://www.reddit.com/r/AtlantaHawks/comments/jmpf1c/hawks_leak_info_thread_one/
