The Atlanta Hawks recent success has been so remarkable because of how low they had fallen in recent years. But that implies a fall. The Hawks have been a relatively successful franchise missing the postseason just 26 times in 73 years of existence. Even their most recent playoff drought only lasted three seasons.
Along the way, they have had many hits and misses both in free agency and the NBA Draft. We went over some of the best and worst lottery picks not long ago.
The latter got some asking where one particular pick, Marvin Williams, was.