Another Teardown: Atlanta Hawks
The Hawks were a 5th seed in the Eastern Conference in 2016/17 with 43 wins. It was the end of the Millsap/Korver era, after which the Hawks decided to blow things up. In 2017/18, the Hawks were projected to win 27 games, but finished last in the EC with 24 wins. They ended up with the 3rd pick in the draft and traded back with Dallas to swap Luka Doncic for Trae Young. Later in the first round, they drafted Kevin Huerter. The following season, the Hawks finished with 28 wins and traded with the Pelicans in the draft to move up from #8 to #4 for Deandre Hunter.
2017 Draft
John Collins (#19)
2018 Draft
Trae Young (#3)
Kevin Huerter (#19)
2019 Draft
Deandre Hunter (#4)
Cam Reddish (#10)
2020 Draft
Onyeka Okongwu (#6)
The Hawks were a 5th seed in the Eastern Conference in 2016/17 with 43 wins. It was the end of the Millsap/Korver era, after which the Hawks decided to blow things up. In 2017/18, the Hawks were projected to win 27 games, but finished last in the EC with 24 wins. They ended up with the 3rd pick in the draft and traded back with Dallas to swap Luka Doncic for Trae Young. Later in the first round, they drafted Kevin Huerter. The following season, the Hawks finished with 28 wins and traded with the Pelicans in the draft to move up from #8 to #4 for Deandre Hunter.
2017 Draft
John Collins (#19)
2018 Draft
Trae Young (#3)
Kevin Huerter (#19)
2019 Draft
Deandre Hunter (#4)
Cam Reddish (#10)
2020 Draft
Onyeka Okongwu (#6)