Atlanta Hawks GM sends revealing message on draft plans

Amid word the Atlanta Hawks had difficulty getting prospects in for workouts, general manager Landry Fields addressed media ahead of the 2023 NBA Draft.

“We’ve had over 100 players come in this year,” Fields said via the team’s YouTube channel on June 16 acknowledging some prospects not wanting to come in but adding the Hawks did announce all of their pre-draft workouts, either.

Most of those have been projected to go in the second round or even be undrafted.

The Hawks currently hold the No. 15 overall pick (and No. 46 overall) and have had some difficulty getting some of the upper-tiered prospects into their building – perhaps due to a combination of a loaded roster and sitting just outside…