Grading the 2019 NBA offseason for all 30 franchises

Atlanta Hawks

The Atlanta Hawks headed into the 2019 offseason with enough cap space to compete with most teams. With an eye towards the future, their moves were craftier than going after top free agents but have the chance to prove quite impactful down the line.

Atlanta gave up three picks to move up to No. 4 in the draft, picks No. 8, 17 — acquired in a separate deal with the Brooklyn Nets — and 35, to be exact.

Having collected an excess amount over the years thanks to organizational savvy, it was a worthwhile deal to help secure its target in De’Andre Hunter, whose length and quickness are sure to bode well with the core already in place.

Having already acquired the 10th pick in the deal that brought Trae Young last season, the Hawks also managed to snag another athletic wing in Came Reddish.

He may have been marginalized during his one-and-done season at Duke, but there’s no denying the potential that lays dormant within another athletic wing.

Other than that, it’s been a fairly quiet summer for this up-and-coming organization. Jabari Parker signed a two-year deal.

A couple of trades restructured their salary cap in ways that will be interesting to watch moving forward as well as the internal development from guys like Young and John Collins.

This is a team with a plan to build slowly and organically in a more traditional method rarely seen these days. It may not get Atlanta in the headlines, but the continuous accumulation of assets with financial flexibility is what has many people excited for the future of Hawks basketball.

Grade: B+