I know that teams work out all different players before the draft, but it still struck me as kinda odd that the Hawks worked out a top level point guard prospect in Tyler Ennis. But then when I put this factoid together with another rumor, a draft/trade strategy emerged...
1) Hawks trade Teague to Sac for #7 as was somewhat rumored. Sac gets a good young veteran. Ferry moves a bigger contract attached to a PG that they like but don't love. And I believe as do many others on HS that they would target Dario Saric with this pick. And in fact I think the trade could even be predicated on Saric being there at at #7.
2) At #15 the Hawks take either Ennis or Elfrid Payton (who I believe they also worked out). Then they have this pick battle with Schröder for the starting spot, along with either Mack or some other vet PG on a 1 yr deal. Just trying to read the tea leaves here.
3) I think they could still use a young shooting guard at this point and could swing a deal for a mid to late first rounder, likely by absorbing a contract (such as C Boozer or either of Asik or Lin). Then they could grab either KJ McDaniels or Jordan Adams (or even Rodney Hood if he unexpectedly slides).
4) After a Teague trade I believe you'd be looking at $18-20 mill in cap space (unless u also talked them into including Ben McLemore). Depending on how big a contract u absorbed in 3) above, u could probably sign one midrange FA, like a Rodney Stuckey. And who knows, maybe u could talk Luol Deng into a 1 or 2 year Sap-like deal to rehab his value.
This was just a pattern that meshed in my head when wrapping my brain around some of the rumors and workout schedules. Definitely a fun time to be a Hawks fan.
