Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk decided to offer the head coaching position to Lloyd Pierce after a robust search. Some risk was involved in working through a fairly deliberative process given how many NBA teams were looking for new head coaches, but it seems that Schlenk got the coach he wanted. There were no reports of other candidates having turned down an offer for the position and Pierce fit every stated criteria that Atlanta was looking for in their next head coach.
As information surfaced from a host of trusted NBA observers, Hawks fans would quickly learn that Pierce is broadly considered to have the talent and skill to move the needle for an organization in two areas: player development and defensive execution.