Hawks off season

[myrak433]

Did the Hawks (low key) have the best off season in Hawks history?

I was just thinking new players added that will contribute this season.

Rondo
Dunn
Bogi
Galo
Capela

That line up would be miles better than last year’s starters, and 3 will be coming off the bench. To be honest Solo and Snell are better than anyone we had coming off the bench last year. This team did a major upgrade in talent. Hope it translates on the court.

[tbhawksfan1]

Yes, they did and did it all with nothing but cap. Didn't even have to trade away any of the totally undvelopped young core

Good things to come from our Hawks

[Jamaaliver]

NBA offseason grades: Which teams have set up themselves for success?

Atlanta Hawks: B

The Hawks were one of the few teams with money to spend in free agency, and they shelled out big bucks to add veterans to supplement a promising young roster. Rajon Rondo (two years, $15 million), Danilo Gallinari (three years, $61.5 million) and Bogdan Bogdanovic (four years, $72 million) bring experience, positional versatility and plenty of offensive firepower. Add Kris Dunn (two years, $10 million), an elite perimeter defender, and the Hawks have built a deep and talented roster.

The biggest question will be how those veteran additions mesh with Trae Young and the rest of the young core. Gallinari and Bogdanovic could limit opportunities for developing wing players like De’Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish. Rondo and Dunn could make it tougher for Kevin Huerter to find minutes in the backcourt. And after acquiring center Clint Capela in February and drafting Onyeka Okongwu with the No. 6 pick, what is John Collins’ role in the frontcourt?

Ownership desperately wants to make the playoffs this season. While it’s fair to question the wisdom of accelerating the timeline for such a young team, the Hawks made bold moves that should put them in position to contend for a spot in the Eastern Conference play-in.

USA Today

[Jamaaliver]

The Atlanta Hawks 2020-21 preview: Trae Young and Co. will score like crazy, but can they defend?

GM Travis Schlenk made some major moves this offseason with a playoff berth in mind



If you're looking for a sleeper Executive of the Year, keep an eye on Hawks president and GM Travis Schlenk, who has been piling up cap space for a few years and used it this offseason on a slew of ready-made contributors that could have Atlanta pushing for a playoff berth. Either that or these additions could net minimal returns, in which case Schlenk and coach Lloyd Pierce might end up on the hot seat.

Hawks believer: Schlenk has spent the past few years copying the Golden State blueprint, with Trae Young as his Steph Curry and a supporting roster lined with versatile players who can all shoot, pass and dribble. Even without Gallinari and Bogdanovic, the Hawks had a 111.2 offensive rating last season when Young was on the floor, which would've been good enough for No. 5 in the league.

That rating cratered to under 96 points per 100 possessions when Young sat, but this season they've got options to create offense outside of Young. Cam Reddish made big strides toward the end of last year, and while he' still a little shaky with the ball, when he looks good, he looks really good. Kevin Huerter is a much better off-the-bounce creator than most people realize. The Hawks have all the pieces to have a top-five offense.


Hawks skeptic: You mention Atlanta's offensive rating with Young on the floor while conveniently leaving out their absolutely tragic 116.1 defensive rating, which made Young a minus-4.9 player overall and Atlanta the third-worst defensive team in the league. Young has piled up numbers in an offense that is built entirely for his entertainment, but we have no idea whether a team can actually win at a meaningful level while having to compensate for Young's massive defensive deficiencies.

And if you look around the roster, there aren't a lot of elite defenders who can make up for Young. The Hawks are going to score a ton of points. But they're going to give up a ton, too. This team has the feel of the Don Nelson Warriors, which was a lot of fun but very rarely a team to be taken seriously.

CBS Sports

[shakes0]

Incomplete until I see if they can guard anybody.

[graymule]

Every Hawk looked kinda lost. Shots refused to fall. New hawks? Old Hawks? Didn't matter. All played down to G League level.