Trade:

Hawks get:

C Mark Williams

Hornets get:

PF Georges Niang

PF Dominick Barlow

2025 SAC FRP(#13)

Extend:

SG Dyson Daniels(4 years, $94 mil)

SG Caris LeVert(3 years, $42 mil)

PF Larry Nance Jr(2 years, $17 mil)

Sign:

PG Dennis Schroeder(3 years, $42 mil)

SF Jabari Walker(1 year, minimum)

Draft:

Round 1:

25-Thomas Sorber-C, Georgetown

Summary:

Here, the Hawks make moves to try and build off of last year's surprise improvement and to make pushes towards a potential dark horse playoff run similar to that of 2021, and building a contender for the future to keep Trae happy.

Rotation:

Starters:

PG: Trae Young

SG: Dyson Daniels

SF: Zaccharie Risacher

PF: Jalen Johnson

C: Mark Williams

Bench:

PG: Dennis Schroeder

SG: Caris LeVert

SF: Terrance Mann

PF: Larry Nance Jr

C: Onyeka Okongwu

Rest of Bench:

PG: Vit Krejci

SG: Kobe Bufkin

SF: Jabari Walker

PF: Mohamoud Guiaye

C: Thomas Sorber

Goals:

1.Trae Young earns an All-NBA spot, averaging 26 PPG, 13 APG(League leader), and 5 RPG.

2.Dyson Daniels wins DPOY, averaging 4 SPG(league leading), 1 BPG, and 7 RPG.

3.Zaccharie Risacher takes a 2nd year leap.

4.Dennis Schroeder wins 6MOTY.

5.Mark Williams and Jalen Johnson earn all-defense nods.

6.The Hawks finish anywhere from 3-7 in the East, and make it all the way to the Conference Finals.