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Hawks wing players did not come ready to play last night...

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[Geaux_Hawks]

Which brings me to OO. He's good, but we're undersized if he is at the 5. A legit 7 footer is desperately needed. Too many times Orlando was able to score right under the basket.

Like I mentioned above, Niang should probably never see more than 15 minutes on the floor, and that problem will get solved with JJ coming back.

A George Niang for Goga Bitadze trade helps both Orlando and Atlanta pretty well for next season.

• Niang will be an expiring contract and adds three point shooting to a team in need of some serious floor spacing.
• Goga is a big bodied (near) 7-footer who's over qualified to be Orlando's backup center (and can platoon with Okongwu.)
• Their annual salary is almost an exact match.
• Hawks might have to throw in a conditional 2nd rounder to get the job done.

Doubt Orlando goes for that. They likely spend a tad more in value to get someone better defensively that can knocked down 3's on middling efficiency.

[HMFFL]

Quin needs to get his lineup right.
Maybe we should add more 20 year olds.
Barlow should just sit.

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