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The Atlanta Hawks made high expectations for themselves when they traded three first-round picks for Dejounte Murray. They are more or less the same team record-wise they were in 2021-22, and still have mostly the same core from 2020-21. Despite stealing two games from the Celtics, the roster is still far from reaching the Eastern Conference Finals again.
The late-season coaching change from Nate McMillan to Quin Snyder suggests that the organization still believes in the core. That’s not to say that they won’t make any significant changes, but that they still believe they can build a sustainable winning foundation around Trae Young. The rest of their top players aren’t untouchable and tinkering could be made with their spending starting to catch up.
Here is a preview of the 2023 offseason for the Atlanta Hawks.
State of the roster
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Atlanta could be set to have a low-maintenance offseason after already getting most of their work done. They are entering the offseason with a full 15-man roster, including their first-round pick, after extending Bogdan Bogdanovic to a four-year, $68 million extension. They could go into the year with the roster but have some flexibility to add more players. They have four players on non-guaranteed contracts who could be waived in favor of more talented players.
The Hawks are entering the offseason roughly $12.5 million over the luxury tax threshold. They won’t be able to finish the season under the tax with all eight of their highest-paid players still on the roster. If avoiding the tax is an objective like it was this previous season, a trade involving one of John Collins, Clint Capela, or Bogdan Bogdanovic could be the move.
If the Hawks continue to tread around .500 next season then we could start hearing speculation on the future of Young. The smoke surrounding Young’s future has grown over the season and Snyder’s arrival could indicate an organizational shift in direction. According to The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor, the Hawks front office have the green light to do whatever it wants with the roster, which could include trading Young.
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Author : Hoops Hype
Publish date : 2023-04-28 02:55:56
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