The Atlanta Hawks are in win-now mode after a fantastic offseason, with the final question mark on the roster being whether Kobe Bufkin is the right man for the backup point guard spot. Atlanta apparently doesn't have full faith in Bufkin after new reporting from Jake Fischer revealed that the Hawks were interested in trading for Marcus Smart.
Fischer said that "Smart was definitely someone the Atlanta Hawks were considering" when evaluating how to improve their roster. Smart is a veteran guard with an eerily similar game to Bufkin, earning Defensive Player of the Year in 2022 in an unconventional jumbo point guard role.