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@KLChouinard @FlexLuthorOG Nice arms pic bro

another day, another opportunity

My main takeaway from Kingston’s underwhelming measurements is it solidifies him as a one position defender. I’m still confident projecting him as a + on D. His top goal will be adding mass over his rookie deal. The anthro concerns could work in ATL’s favor by sliding him to 8.

@Fiizop Yeah I’m not put off by the measurements and it could work in ATL’s favor by sliding him. He’s just good at defense.

re: Kingston anthros feel is everything on D

Looking at the trove of picks the Griz possess, it puts into perspective how important it is to sell early. The Hawks by contrast waited too long to sell their key guys and didn’t get value. Once consensus forms that you should move a player it’s usually too late.

@THEYLOVELLK He’s pretty polarizing. I’m a big believer in his shooting and creation for others. Has good size and I don’t think he’ll kill on you defense. I like how he could fit with Jalen and Dyson. Riskier than someone like Kingston but has more upside IMO.

@andlankell please explain to me what i’m not seeing with him

If that back checks out, I’m likely driving the Mikel Brown Jr bus.

@yngyhwh @BigVonZ6 Yeah he’d be in the mix

@andlankell @BigVonZ6 What about Philon?

@BigVonZ6 I like him and he would help them but I just don’t think they’re getting anywhere in the playoffs without a real half court creator

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@Fiizop I think about this too and I think it’s doable and could work well against the right opponents. But then you have a trade off of further reducing your half court creation on a team that already needs more of that. And then there’s just spacing issues with a Dyson/JJ/OO/C group.

The right approach

@Grant_Shirley4 He is exactly what they need

Peterson in the CJ spot does make a lot of sense for the future of this Hawks team

The first 2 playoff games have predictably exposed some holes in ATL’s half court offense, particularly stemming from Jalen who is still mainly a transition guy. This is pretty clearly their biggest team building need. They shouldn’t force it but this draft has options for that.

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Wagler brings back Hali memories from the ‘20 cycle. Both highly productive, lanky 3* guards w/ real quirks. Outlier bad FT rate and funky shot form w/ Hali. No dunks and bad STL% w/ Wagler. Both have advanced cadence and poise. Possible the stat flaws speak more to uniqueness.

@Fiizop If they could’ve gotten KP into a playoff series they would be legit dangerous

Traded KP for this

I don’t know if I would pick up Kuminga’s $24 million TO this offseason. There’s also an option to use it for a trade. Definitely had some highs in his short Hawks tenure but there’s a lot of bad process. They might be better off playing Asa and saving the dough.

Boozer is my top overall prospect but I really love Darryn’s fit in Atlanta. Adding an easy half court scorer to the Dyson/Jalen core in a Snyder offense is very appealing. I think it’s an ideal landing spot for him too.

@zach_a_howard I think you probably just pick it up in that scenario and see what happens, as you said

@andlankell If they do end up with one of the elite F prospects, what do you think they do with Kuminga’s option? I’d still pick it up and try to trade him for something. Not sure the cap space will be worth it unless they think they can get Hartenstein in free agency.

This might be a hedge on lotto outcomes. If you land a top 4 pick, you’re potentially in position for an elite F prospect, and probably less incentive to make a long term gamble on JK. But if you don’t, you could take a moderate risk on him and hope either him or Zac work out.

@zach_a_howard @Jonesy2x4 @bloghawk @brothertona Yeah that's why I think you get a player back in the deal. Hawks also got KP in the deal by proxy last year. Would be nice to get Sharpe there, not sure how BRK values him.

@andlankell @Jonesy2x4 @bloghawk @brothertona Mann had 3/45m guaranteed left while Kispert only has 2/27m guaranteed going into this offseason. 2/27 probably isn’t long enough or enough money for Onsi to give up a first like he did with Mann imo

It's long past time to excise Corey Kispert from the rotation in my humble opinion