The Atlanta Hawks had fairly high expectations entering this season. Their over/under win total on Draft Kings was 46.5 heading into the season. The Hawks would need to go 19-5 over their final 24 games to hit the over on that mark, which seems fairly unlikely at this point. Preseason, we were even higher, projecting Atlanta for 53 wins and 29 losses. The Hawks are 28-30 entering the All-Star break, having already eclipsed those 29 defeats with over two months left in the season.
Our “best case” for the Hawks in our preseason preview was Atlanta winning the NBA Finals.