The Atlanta Hawks went from playing in the conference finals and having the best record in the East in 2014-15 to finishing fourth and being swept by the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second round this year. Here are five roster moves they need to make.
The Atlanta Hawks were hurt in free agency last year. They lost a vital piece of the puzzle that helped them finish at the top of the Eastern Conference, DaMarre Carroll. Yes they slipped down the tree a little, but they were still a very competitive outfit this year.
The problem for Atlanta? They are in a position to lose another franchise cornerstone player that made them so good. Al Horford was a free agent got offers from all over the league before agreeing to a four-year, $113 million deal with the Boston Celtics.
Atlanta also traded Jeff Teague away to Indiana in a three-way trade where they netted the 12th pick of the 2016 NBA draft, which they used on Taurean Prince, from the Utah Jazz.
Atlanta has also agreed to re-sign Kent Bazemore, while Mike Muscala is coming off the books.
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The good news for Atlanta is that they have used salary cap space to bring back Bazemore and reel in Dwight Howard and should look to re-tool for the next couple of years. Here are five other moves they should make this summer.
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