When the Atlanta Hawks traded up in the second round to draft Bruno Fernando at #34 overall, it was clearly seen as a coup by the team’s front office – who had a first-round grade on Fernando for much of the pre-draft process.
Despite Hawks General Manager Travis Schlenk not valuing second-round picks (in the slightest), he took a chance on Fernando by trading away two second-rounders in exchange for the rights to Fernando.
Perhaps Schlenk didn’t want to recreate his one notable blunder in the 2018 NBA Draft (passing on Mitchell Robinson in the second round), so instead he went out and “got his guy” in Fernando.