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His knees are shot, ain't his fault. I don't expect anything from him though, just hope he stays a positive vet

This sounds about right. I'll say 41 wins, make the POs as an 8 seed. John, then Trae make it. Hunter makes all rookie team, hope Reddish surprises me Trae will lead us in scoring Vince will play the least out of the top 10, Jones doesn't crack the top 10 (shout out to the Crabbe/Bembry/Reddish trio, could see it being one of them)

I'd absolutely max Siakam and move Collins to C, I think he's an excellent fit for our roster. Don't get me too excited though. Man we'd look nice with him on our squad

I see a lot of Amare in his prime. Has to learn to be a solid defender, but his roll+pop ability is gonna be NASTY

This thread is the quality discussion that brings me to the Squawk. Still waiting on pics

I'm a LITTLE hesitant on titles just cuz Dwight was just starting his downswing, but CP+Horford in the East? Now if we could somehow convince CP to join Millsap+Horford and some depth... then we might win a title and then some

Folks saying Draymond is a system player, I say he IS the system. Him and Curry. The list of players who could do what he does is very small. Prime Horford is one of them

I dunno. Both played at an NC school, both fall down when they drive...

You know who Cam reminds me of? Marvin Williams. @Diesel and @NBASupes what do you think of that comparison?

I think he lacked the scoring touch to be a traditional star (not just shooting, around the rim too). He had some potential to be a Draymond type if he had a more physical attitude, the passing vision and help D was there. Loved him while we had him, but was happy he left

Don't check this often, but happy belated!

Yea, court looks dope. The jersey is so corny looking I kinda like it. Reminds me of the jerseys on NBA Live 2k2

Agree with the Bird/Magic take. How awesome is it to feel we have a player that can achieve greatness. On top of that how awesome is it that we're part of such an awesome story

I am so excited for Trae dude. Even if he just caps as 2nd half Trae (he'll be so much better, but even if) he's must watch TV

Trae is the easily the best prospect I've seen in my young Hawks fandom. El-P is a hell of a coach. Schlenk bats, like, 90%. Just sit back and enjoy it. We'll be alright. I'm not saying don't talk about it but we got so much to be happy about right now. Imagine rooting for the PIstons, or the Hornets, or the Wizards. We're the talk of the league! And it's earned!

We getting bent out of shape over WILLIE CAULEY-STEIN? Seriously? Dude's ass. We've got the real deal in Trae on this team and we're worked up about Willie Cauley-Stein. We've got the most hope for the future since AT LEAST the 60 win team (and that team's ceiling wasn't that high if we're being real) and we're pining for Steining? Is WCS even better than Len?! Who is this mythical guy we were going to sign. There is not a single FA I wish we signed. If anything, I wish we hit up that Iguodala or Harkless trade to get another pick. If we make the playoffs, and I think that's on the upper end of our possibilities, it will be on the back of our VERY promising core. When the biggest thing you have to complain about is an Omari Spellman trade you're doing ok.

I dedicate that one to you, @Spud2nique

1. Trae hits 4 game winners and becomes the coldest dude in the clutch since Joe Johnson (another Hawk?!) 2. Hunter doesn't put up big stats but looks NIIIICE. 3. Damian Jones looks like straight ass all season and makes us miss Plumlee 4. Somebody on the Squawk sees Parsons at the club while the Hawks are playing. 5. We sweep the Celtics, Trae stops Parsons from Tebowing on their logo because we're above that, and the Celtics fans' heads explode trying to convince themselves Tatum's better than Trae. Bonus: the Celtics crumble again and fall to the 7th seed when they realize Kyrie wasn't the issue, the problem was they suck and have nothing positive to offer the NBA.

I'll miss Baze. Based on this tweet, it seems getting him to a quality team was a big consideration

The thing is, we don't need A wing, we need THE GOOD wing. There's some disagreement over who that is, but if you're like me and you think Hunter is pretty clearly on a different tier than the other ones, you go get him. I'd rather have Hunter than Nas + Reddish, just like I'd rather have Kawhi than Middleton+Harris (especially because I doubt Nas and especially Reddish will ever be that good).

I'm also not in love with Culver, but I've really come around on him after watching more. He has a nice handle for his size. A solid handle is HUGE for a prospect. If he can get a little stronger and fix his shot, I see some Joe Johnson in him. I like him and Hunter, wouldn't give up much to trade up for them though tbh.

Mostly agree with this, except I'm not huge on Clarke unless we think he can play the 3. Also not huge on Hayes because he duplicates a lot of what Collins gives us offensively, just not as well. Defensively he's interesting. I think I'd go: 1) Goga 2) Hunter 3) Sekou (worry about his fit with Collins) 4) Culver, I guess? Maybe Clarke? I like that Claxton kid, too.

I want Goga at 10, Hunter or Sekou or White or Reddish at 8 (in that order). Hell I'd take Goga at 8 just to ensure we got him, that kid is sick

Agreed, many thanks to those who made this happen!

Lottery didn't change much for me. Value signings and taking on money for picks!