Even before the Atlanta Hawks won the NBA Draft Lottery, they were going to be one of the most interesting teams to follow in the NBA this offseason. The Hawks
were the most talked about team leading up to the NBA trade deadline, but they declined to make any moves and stuck with their team as it was.Atlanta seems likely to be splitting up the backcourt duo of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray and other players such as Clint Capela, De'Andre Hunter, and maybe even Bogdan Bogdanovic or Onyeka Okongwu could be on the move. On top of all that, Atlanta shockingly won the draft lottery, adding an interesting layer to an already pivotal offseason.
Tripling down on the Murray-Young twosome with a splashy acquisition or three mostly feels out of the question. Landing the No. 1 pick does arm the Hawks with a primo asset, but it's not clear what that can land on its own. People in the know aren't exactly smitten with this year's draft class, and Atlanta is limited in how much it can sweeten packages when San Antonio controls its next three first-rounders.Conventional wisdom suggests they should and will move Murray.
Proximity to the luxury tax looms over everything. The Hawks will enter the offseason over the line—without even accounting for Saddiq Bey's restricted-free-agent hold. Chances are the C-Suiters won't allow that to stand. And if shedding salary is the mandate, it will no doubt factor into the calculus of who they trade as well as what they prioritize in return."
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