The Atlanta Hawks will be entering an underwhelming season of basketball from a wins-losses perspective. While there is certainly a possibility that they could make the playoffs, it is not likely at the moment and probably not preferable to the front office of the team.
The team appears to be more concerned with their draft position and cap space for the 2019 NBA offseason than the current 2018-19 season. Or maybe even the 2020 offseason ahead of the 2019-20 season. Honestly, no clue when the team is concerned about being competitive, but there are still issues with the current team that need to be addressed from a salary cap perspective for this season that will affect future seasons.