With the NBA trade deadline in the rear view mirror and the buyout deadline rapidly approaching on March 1, it seems to be a good time to take a look into the Atlanta Hawks payroll situation and where the teams stands moving forward.
It is no secret that around the league many teams are hurting in their checkbooks after the summer of 2016 when seemingly any decent players were getting max or near-max contracts from teams. With the NBA Salary Cap maximum set at $99,093,000 for the 2017-18 season, there are only four teams in the entire league under the salary cap.