Peachtree Hoops · Mar 25, 2025
Checking in on the Kings and Lakers picks
The Hawks (35-36) are in a strange position heading into draft season — one in which they will have either one or two picks in the upcoming NBA Draft, but neither of them will be their own.
By virtue of the original Dejounte Murray — one that sent out their unprotected first-round picks in both 2025 and 2027 plus first-round pick swap rights in 2026 to the San Antonio Spurs among other assets — Atlanta will hope they can make the playoffs and not surrender a lottery pick to the team in silver, black and white. So far, the Hawks are trending towards hosting a Play-In game as the 7-seed giving them two bites at the apple to make the Playoffs.