Draft Atlanta Hawks Pick-Swap Watch Thread
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Not feeling as good about this since Trae is gone.
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Why?
It would be the best case scenario for us.
They'd have to send Porzingis and one of Risacher/Okongwu, making the team worse since AD won't be back before March at the earliest.
Porzingis probably gets bought out and maybe we can get him that way.
AD will inevitably get injured next season, making the '27 pick we own more valuable.
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And the Mavs aren't saying no... sunk cost fallacy is at play, but man that Luka trade is getting worse and worse and it's not even because Luka is showing out.
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They look much much better without Young, and knowing there is a pick swap they seem to be going all in for a playoff spot which in a very weak east is possible.
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They're stuck in the play-in zone, regardless.
If they trade away their bigs for AD, they won't win many games before AD returns.
Maybe Atlanta is finally looking at our swap as a sunk cost.
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I think Mr. Day Sleeper is not feeling as good about the Hawks pick because they traded Trae and that makes them better... not because they might trade for AD (which I agree would make them worse).
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It's really difficult to win NBA games without servicable bigs.
If both Okongwu and Porzingis are traded, it's not a functional roster anymore with just Gueye.
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I wonder if there are teams other than the Hawks who might have interest in AD. He’d fit in well with the Lakers, which would be hilarious (wouldn’t happen), Golden State, Milwaukee (?) or maybe Chicago as a late career homecoming. Will be interesting to monitor and might have a side-play for us to improve.
Yeah, I'd much prefer they get AD, I'll definitely take my chances with his injuries but Shams is saying out til POs.
I think they got (much) better in the Trae trade, the very rare win-win for both teams to play higher quality ball.
AD makes them much more dangerous but, costs assets and capspace. Much higher upside, much lower downside. I'm happy to gamble on ADs reliability and his contract prevents them from otherwise improving this offseason.
But if AD is done until playoffs, can ATL afford to trade pieces away right now? Would this be a move for '27?
Get a super discount on an AD rental, see how the team plays, see where their picks land, if AD gets back healthy and if ATLs can get to POs, maybe they can take advantage/make a run? Lots and lots of if and maybes there, but if AD only costs an expiring and a rotation player, there are differently worse gambles. Go do it ATL!
Also leaves Dallas with Gafford + Lively + Okongwu, that likely surpresses all of their values.
You have to think one of them goes elsewhere to a 3rd team that can bring Dallas other assets.
And Barnes + Oly + Sochan doesn't work hahahaha
Yeah but it'd be selling at rock bottom dollar for Gafford or Lively and still leaves ATL without an NBA C.
Like the only guys even potentially capable of playing C would be Gueye and Newell, both a young/thin/not really Cs.
Could definitely be a bigger trade, I just don't see how it makes sense for either team right now- but I very much want it to happen!
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I hope you're right, I just find the east to be so bad that even sub .500 and you can still make the playoffs, but let's see.
AD looks to be out for a long time again, I wonder if the Hawks will still go for him.
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Could definitely see the Lakers but don't see how that's even possible.
Warriors but it'd take Green + Kuminga and neither are expiring.
Otherwise, no one else seems to make sense didn't AD is supposed to be out until POs.
Who do the Lakers need to add if it's a package around Austin Reaves? I wonder if Dallas would be interested in Reaves? Lakers need defense and I don't think Reaves is someone that can keep playing with Luka and Lebron (unless they believe they can build around Luka and Austin long term?). Yeah, no idea how the Lakers would be able to get him back.
That or KP’s Potts makes things super unpredictable for them
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It would be absolutely HILARIOUS if they did a deal of AD for Reaves, considering DAL could have had AD *and* Reaves last year had they simply bothered to ask.
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...and then Reaves goes back to LA in the summer as a free agent.
(Is that even legal? I think there's a rule about being traded and going back in free agency, I always forget.)
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That would be completely legal. The rule prevents him from being traded, waived/bought out by his new team, and then re-signing with the old team. But if his contract naturally expires, he can go back to his old team.
Like you said, LA doesn't have what it takes to make it work. GS I just dont see. If AD were healthy I could see it, but i don't see them making the move hoping they could build some sort of chemistry on the fly in the post season. The same stands to reason for any playoff team.
The type of team that might make this trade is one focused on building something next season because they can get him cheap now.
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