With the Atlanta Hawks recently on an upswing and capturing national attention due to the play of the team’s young core, whether or not the Hawks can land a key free agent is definitely an important part of the team’s offseason plan.
Many believed that this rebuild would take a few years, and it likely still will, but if the team were able to get a meeting with a big free agent, perhaps the team’s time line could be accelerated considerably in the matter of only one offseason.
According to reporting from The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the optics of the Luka Doncic/Trae Young trade, which was immediately panned as one of the worst trades in NBA history, are now evening out a bit as Young has produced multiple scintillating performances in recent weeks – including a legendary 49-point, 16-assist masterclass that will live on in Atlanta Hawks lore for all time.