Hawks -- State of the Franchise

[Jamaaliver]

NBA Future Power Ranking

New three-year outlooks for all 30 teams

1. Oklahoma City Thunder

2. Houston Rockets

3. New York Knicks

7. Orlando Magic

10. San Antonio Spurs

14. Miami Heat

ESPN

[Jamaaliver]

Does this factoid change the direction the front office should go in the short term?
What if we add a top-3 draft selection next summer? Do we dump Trae and Kristaps -- rebuilding (yet again) on the fly?

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[Jamaaliver]

Spoiler:

Congrats to the Hawks and Pistons, two of our biggest risers from the 2024 Index, each climbing out of the bottom tier with some clarifying roster moves. Atlanta, after years of inertia, made a bold trade for Kristaps Porzingis and poached Alexander-Walker, instantly shoring up both their interior and perimeter defense—a necessity for a team built around Trae Young. So why aren’t the Hawks even higher? Because they’ve so far balked at giving a max extension to Young—an indication that team officials perhaps aren’t sure they want to tie their fate to four-time All-Star for another half decade.

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[Rebound Mound]

Spoiler:

Congrats to the Hawks and Pistons, two of our biggest risers from the 2024 Index, each climbing out of the bottom tier with some clarifying roster moves. Atlanta, after years of inertia, made a bold trade for Kristaps Porzingis and poached Alexander-Walker, instantly shoring up both their interior and perimeter defense—a necessity for a team built around Trae Young. So why aren’t the Hawks even higher? Because they’ve so far balked at giving a max extension to Young—an indication that team officials perhaps aren’t sure they want to tie their fate to four-time All-Star for another half decade.

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This is a personal opinion and not a serious article, IMO.
Sincerely, I thought we have proved that we belong in the first group.
I do not see what the teams above us have, did or showed that we did not.

[Jamaaliver]

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[tbhawksfan1]

The Hawks are sitting so pretty to develop this young team. The draft assets that Selah has acquired are crazy good. 2026 looks like a top 5 pick and then with the Giannis trade likey, the worst of Pel/MIL 2027 also looks juicy. Both the Pels and Bucks look to be sure lottery.

Add that to the core of Trae / JJ / Riz / DD / OO / NAW / Mo / Asa / Vit and things look to get more interesting over the next few years

I like the team as is. 2026 should be successful but nowhere near a title contender. Get Trae extended to a reasonable deal and let the team age and grow. KP and LK expiring is perfect. Make the best run possible this season and then go all in on the high ceiling future