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“I think there might not be the star power depth of this draft that we’ve seen in recent drafts, but as I say all of the time there will be good players come out of this draft. You just have to find them. We have the 50th pick in this draft, and there are guys we actually like down at 50. There might not be the household names, but we do think there will be some good guys for sure.”

“I think we feel pretty good about the top few spots — maybe not who’s going where but what players are going — I think this draft starts around 4 for us with Chicago and what they’re going to do. To say there’s more or less uncertainty, I guess at the top just because there’s not a clear cut, ‘This guy is the No. 1 pick.’ You could look at three different mock drafts and see three different names up there. It’s the same three names no matter what order.”

On the possibility of trading the pick

I do believe that if they received an offer that was what they were looking for, they would move the pick in two seconds. The problem is, from what I’ve heard, the offers just haven’t been appealing in any of the conversations they’ve had.

As far as his comments about trading up in the draft, in my conversations in the past few weeks, this always seemed like the lowest possible outcome. This would require the Hawks trading one of their young core pieces, which they’re hesitant to do unless it’s for an established player who meshes well with the core pieces.

“If I’m 100 percent candid with you guys, I think we’re going to pick sixth, and then we’re going to sit around and look at each other until we get to pick 50 and call it a night.