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Might as well get this started, Hawks are gonna be picking in the lottery one way or another. Hawks assets: Own first round pick (Vegas projects Hawks to finish with worst record in NBA) Mavs first round pick (Top 5 protected, they won't make the playoffs though) Cavs first round pick (Top 10 protected. Cavs look like they are seriously going to try to make the playoffs. We'll see where this stands by the trade deadline)

Yeah. A lot of our guards/wings can handle and pass it now so the opportunity will be there for him to improve in that area.

Dedmon and Collins are the only bigs that could play on a good team today. TBD on Spellman. Len and Plumlee suck.

I think the Hawks are gonna pick whoever projects as the best shot creator at the next level. Hopefully Coach K doesn't ice Reddish out.

Again with this "Conspiracy theory" stuff.

He didn't say anything wrong there

FWIW sounds like the Rockets are calling around more than other teams.

I don't like it for us. They can't offer us less contract years or a good pick.

"Fishing eh? Yeah lets go with that..." -Schlenk probably

I like that we're signing a bunch of versatile wing types. That's where the league is going. Vince should be a great mentor, one of the best people in the NBA.

Everybody forgets about Indiana.

Alex Len sucks. Also think Toronto w/ Kawhi, Boston w/ health can compete with anyone in the west except Golden State.

He hasn't prevented Phoenix from losing all these years and this is the best contract he could muster so don't worry.

Len not a bad dice roll but he has not been good. Phoenix is on a really big run of failing to develop big men. Probably too many guards on the roster but I like Nwaba.

I'll always appreciate him getting in all those Celtics fans heads.

Just excited to see some chemistry develop between Prince Collins and Trae.

I'd hammer the under in that case.

Anyone else enjoying KB deal with generally liking the talent acquisitions that Travis makes while also hating the direction he's taken the team

He just contributes to a fan site. He has no affect on what the franchise actually does.

His best hope is that playing beside Westbrook inspires him to improve drastically like it did for Oladipo, because he's never been efficient even when the Hawks had good teams. He's not a good enough finisher around the rim and struggles to get to the free throw line. Mix that with average at best shooting and you have a guy who is just not efficient. Now mix that with poor playmaking ability, a bad attitude, and a lack of defense and you have a guy that should not be considered "really good." A really good backup perhaps.

Needless to say Trae understands the ramifications of today

Another positive is that at least FO/Coaches will stop wasting time pretending that Dennis + Trae would've worked on the floor at the same time.

*Bigtime

Alright I’ve warmed up to the trade a bit. I just really hope OKC crawls into the playoffs in 4 years cus I don’t see any free agents coming to ATL anytime soon.

I hope so, but I'd rather have the upside of more lax protections. How is Westbrook's hyper athletic game gonna look at age 33, etc