Bogdan Bogdanovic‘s lingering knee issue will likely prevent the Hawks wing from participating with the Serbian National Team in the EuroBasket tournament during September, according to MozzartSport.com (hat tip to Eurohoops.net). Bogdanovic, who was limited to 63 regular-season games, played through the pain in the first round of the playoffs, and MozzartSport’s report suggests offseason surgery is a possibility.
We have more on the Hawks:
- Atlanta took a look at six draft prospects on Monday, Adam Zagoria of Zagsblog.com tweets. That group included Kofi Cockburn (Illinois), AJ Green (Northern Iowa), Jordan Hall (St. Joe’s), Tyrese Martin (UConn), Baylor Scheierman (South Dakota State/Creighton Commit) and Jaylin Williams (Arkansas). Most are considered marginal second-round prospects.
- Trae Young is the lone untouchable on the roster, Chris Kirschner of The Athletic writes as he breaks down the rest of Atlanta’s assets into trade tiers. The Hawks’ list of “splashy trade pieces” includes John Collins, De’Andre Hunter, Onyeka Okongwu and all the first-round picks they own.
- In case you missed it, the Hawks are one of the teams that have been linked to unrestricted free agent Zach LaVine.
According to the article,
Hawks trade pieces” includes John Collins, De’Andre Hunter, Onyeka Okongwu and all the first-round picks they own.
Hawks are a lot of younger than Mavs. They can deliver better trade package than Mavs for Gobert, Ayton or LaVine.
If I’m ATL I’m calling the Pelicans and at least making a strong offer for Zion Williamson.
Break up the Hawks ……. Geeezzz already
Go for broke. S&T for Beal, trade for Gobert. Lose Capela, Galo, Bogdan, Huerter and all of your available picks. Maybe they keep one of Collins/Hunter when the dust settles.
All that just to lose in the second round
If the Hawks break up, it will be a setback for timeline fans. Hawks are one of the best examples of that philosophy, at least until Ressler went nuts with FAs two years ago. But Gallo and Bogdans have not made a difference.
Trae basically predicted it would not work, even as Schlenk supposedly built around him, but restricted to mostly rookies.