Comment Opinions Please. Are The Trades Fair? What Would You Do Differently? Don’t Forget To Check Out The Free Agency Signings, Draft Picks, & Season Goals Down Below.
Financials(Before Moves)
Cut Candidates: EJ Liddell
Total Salary: $155M
Cap Space: $-14M
Trade Candidates: Clint Capela
FA’s:
Targets: Bring in some youth to develop during these next 1 or 2 seasons where Atlanta is taking a little break.
Trades
Clint Capela to the Thunder for Ousmane Dieng & 2025 OKC FRP (Shai Gilgeous-Alexander - Alex Caruso - Jalen Williams - Chet Holmgren - Clint Capela)
NBA Draft
Select F Zaccharie Risacher With #1 Pick: Projected Salary - $10.5M
Select G-F Nikola Djurisic with #43 Pick: Projected Salary - $1.8M
Free Agency
Sign G Malachi Flynn to a 2 year Contract with a PO Worth $5M($2.5M-$2.5M*)
Sign G Keon Johnson to a 2 year Contract with a PO Worth $4M($2M-$2M*)
Resign G-F Vit Krejci to a 2 year Contract Worth $3M($1.5M-$1.5M*)
Decline Garrison Matthews TO
Sign G Nate Hinton to a Two-Way Contract
Eurostash Draft Pick Nikola Djurisic
Financials(After Moves)
Total Salary: $153M
Luxury Tax: $18M Under
First Apron: $25M Under
Second Apron: $36M Under
Ideal Starting Lineup:
Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson, & Onyeka Okongwu
Backup Five:
Kobe Bufkin, Bogdan Bogdanovic, Deandre Hunter, Ousmane Dieng, & Larry Nance
Rest of Bench:
Malachi Flynn, Keon Johnson, Vit Krejci, EJ Liddell, & Bruno Fernando
2024 Season Goals
Trae Young is back to being that elite PG that was getting debates with Luka a couple of seasons ago. Averages 28 and 10
Zaccharie Risacher is top-3 in ROTY, thriving as a 3 and D wing and shows flashes of a lot of upside, to transcend the Harrison Barnes archetype. Averages 13 on 38% shooting
Jalen Johnson is a candidate for MIP as the second options. Averages near 20 PPG as a great lob threat who can also create for himself.
Dyson Daniels has a really good season as a starter next to an elite PG. Shows a much improved 3 ball and looks to be one of the next great 3 and D guys who also can create offence himself.
Onyeka Okongwu also in finally a starting role thrives. Looking to be a potential elite shot blocker, and lob threat.
Bogdan Bogdanovic is a top candiate for 6MOTY and averages 15 PPG.
The other young guys off the bench such as Kobe Bufkin and Ousmane Dieng, also show a lot of promise.
The Hawks in something that was meant to be somewhat of a down year, make the Play-In and are through the First Round, headlined by Trae Young heroics back as that GUY. Overall they look to show a lot of promise going forward by the development around him, as Trae Young is still a young player. With the starting 5 having ages of 25 - 21 - 19 - 22 - 23.