The Hawks continue to move in the market after letting the world know who they considered the number one among the young players who will enter the League this year. The arrival of Zaccharie Risacher will be part of a deeper remodeling in which the departure of one of their biggest attractions, Dejounte Murray, is one more of them.
It’s starting to smell like tanking in Atlanta. Especially knowing that the trade of the two superstars has been on the table for a while and one of them has just been executed. The point guard duo formed by Trae and Dejounte has already been broken, although it remains to be seen if Young also ends up out or remains as the head of the project. As for the exchange with New Orleans Pelicans, the other franchise involved, the Hawks receive Larry Nance, Dyson Daniels, a first-round pick in the 2025 Draft and a less favorable one from the 2027 Draft to make the deal possible, according to they contributed Adrian Wojnarowski and Shams Charania. More outside handlers (although Brandon Ingram is in danger) to free up Zion Williamson from that burden and allow him to focus on finishing plays. Murray, 27, has been with the Hawks for two seasons; in the last one his averages were 22.5 points, 5.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 36% on three-pointers, all above the previous benchmarks.
The Hawks must now know which line to follow. Both Nance and other core players, Jalen Johnson by age or Clint Capela by position, will expire at the end of next season, so renewing or moving them is part of the chain of decisions to be made by Landry Fields and his team. Trae Young is, once again, a total unknown.
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The Hawks selected Zaccharie Risacher number one in the 2024 NBA draft.
Georgia is on sale. A weak position, despite the fact that they qualified for the play-in last season, which others are taking advantage of. For example, in this 2024 Draft they gave away – a trivial exchange, you could call it that – a very valid AJ. Griffin to the Rockets in exchange for a high and inconsequential pick. If they don’t improve the roster a lot when the free agent market opens, they are clear candidates for the less honourable positions in the standings. What is the dramatic turn of events in all this? That the Hawks do not have possession of their own first-round pick in the 2025 Draft, it will go to San Antonio Spurs (which, to close the circle, came to them in the trade in which Murray left for Atlanta two years ago), so losing on purpose will not bring them immediate returns, since that result will only be beneficial to Wembanyama, Popovich and company. There is always room for more twists of fate in the NBA.
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2024-06-29 05:54:01
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