Things are starting to get very exciting for the Atlanta Hawks. A franchise that felt stuck just a year ago has quickly reshaped itself into a contender, and now appears to be one frontcourt addition away from being a legitimate threat to win the Eastern Conference.
That might have sounded far-fetched not long ago, but this version of the Hawks looks nothing like the one that was stuck in limbo without a clear path back to contending. With the right final move, Atlanta could land somewhere the fanbase did not expect to be this quickly.
Of course, the first real shift happened back in May of 2024, when Atlanta won the draft lottery and then selected Zaccharie Risacher first overall a month later.