On March 2, 2020, the Atlanta Hawks suffered one of their worst losses of the year, losing by 39 points to the Memphis Grizzlies. Two days later, then-Hawks coach Lloyd Pierce held a team meeting, in which he said the Hawks would be a playoff team the next season.
From the day that statement was made, some fans and others watching around the league bought into the playoff stock. Those people are now winning big, because the Hawks have officially clinched their first playoff berth since the 2016-2017 season, and won their division for the second time since 1994.