One year goes a long way in the NBA. In a league as changing as it is attractive, it is not news that a team that is sunk one season the next is one of the best. There are quite a few examples, and one of them is the Atlanta Hawks, a team that has gone from not being in the playoffs to reaching the Eastern Conference finals. It is only a detail, but one of great importance.
For some time now, the context of the League has changed with respect to how teams are formed. Before, each star made its way, while today it is not surprising to see several coming together as a team. If we are talking about veterans – and not so much – giving up a large salary to get a ring is also on the roadmap. How does this apply to Georgia? Well, they could have entered that group of teams that are considered good destinations by those stars.
That’s just the belief of Atlanta’s president of basketball operations Travis Schlenk. In statements toChris Kirschner de The Athetic, the executive highlights how important what has been achieved in the 2020-21 academic year is for the present and future of a team that could establish itself in the NBA’s elite in the coming years.
“Those who want to be transferred and who want to go somewhere where they think they can win… I think that at the moment that is a perception that is also had of us, since we have a young nucleus that has already shown that it can be successful. in the playoffs. So I am hopeful that when a star player requests to be traded, we will be one of the destinations they are willing to go to, ”he explains.
He is not without reason, although as we said, everything is circumstantial. The Hawks have players to be optimistic about. Bring Young, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kevin Huerter, John Collins, Clint Capela… There is a solid foundation on which to step forward without hesitation. A different matter is that it is prepared to maintain the level of 2021 or even to host other stars. If anything, Schlenk is right. In 2020 it seemed difficult for a great player to pinpoint Atlanta as his desired destination. Now, in 2021, you can imagine.
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