Hawks trade target Capela would help them now and later

Six young players form the Hawks’ core. One of them, second-year point guard Trae Young, already is an NBA All-Star. Another, third-year forward John Collins, is a good starter. The other four have the potential to be good but there’s only one center among them, rookie project Bruno Fernando.

The Hawks need a better big man in the middle. The NBA trade deadline is Thursday. ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reports the Hawks are targeting Houston center Clint Capela, who would make them significantly better. If all Capela costs the Hawks is the lesser of their two first-round draft picks and filler contracts, great.

That’s the only way I can see the Hawks doing a deal for Capela. He’s not good enough…