It wasn’t way back that the Atlanta Hawks had been on the cusp of an NBA Finals look. They turned a 41-win marketing campaign (in a 72-game season) into what many thought can be a launching level as perennial contenders. Now the Hawks’ halftime show announcements are extra thrilling than what’s occurring on the court docket. Seemingly in a single day Atlanta went from the next big thing within the Japanese Convention to let’s blow it up and begin over, once more.
Atlanta’s dream backcourt of Trae Young and Dejounte Murray hasn’t precisely labored out as deliberate. The Hawks traded for Murray previous to the beginning of final season and halfway by yr two we’re already listening to rumors concerning the group doubtlessly shifting on from him. Pairing Younger with Murray hasn’t equaled field workplace, and each have been on the court docket for almost each recreation this season. Murray hasn’t missed a recreation and Younger has performed in all however two.
The Hawks shipped out John Collins over the summer buying and selling him to the Utah Jazz and with out him this yr Atlanta is seven video games underneath .500 almost midway by the season. Rumors of the Hawks and Collins parting methods had lingered for some time earlier than they made the transfer. Final yr ATL hovered round .500 for many of the season and ended it at 41-41. They beat Miami within the play-in earlier than pushing Boston to 6 video games within the first spherical.
Now Atlanta is struggling to remain afloat and appears like they’re about prepared to begin over. In the event that they do go forward and commerce Murray, Young’s request shouldn’t be far behind. Younger is simply 25 years previous and already has six years within the affiliation. Why ought to he waste any extra time on a company that may’t determine it out? He loves the town and fan base, however he’s received to do what’s proper for his profession. Sitting round scoring a bunch of factors and barely making the playoffs for the subsequent three to 5 years doesn’t sound interesting.
If Younger had been to hit the market at the very least a 3rd of the league would have an interest and have a practical probability at buying the two-time All-Star and former All-NBA choice. Apart from Murray, you’ve received Bogdan Bogdanović, De’Andre Hunter, Clint Capela, and Jalen Johnson however even with Trae nonetheless on the squad, they aren’t making any waves within the East. On the price the Hawks are going they could possibly be on the surface wanting on the play-in event. If it involves that the notion of retooling fully won’t be a foul one.
