Hawks

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What would I recommend for the Hawks?

Re-sign Capela at modest backup level or position sharing money or let him walk. Same for LeVert and Nance. If need to replace, look at players 26 and under.

Probably keep Trae Young at least til deadline but check what is out there for him. I am likely trading him within 18 months and are definitely not extending at or near the max.

Keep playing Gueye.

Foul less. Gamble for steals less.

Try to get J Richardson or trade down or out. Consider Danny Wolf if available, especially with 2nd selection.

I'd tell Synder to live on 100 lineups the first 8 weeks.

Get Trae Young, Dyson Daniels, Zaccharie Risacher, Jalen Johnson, Onyeka Okongwu to 100 and 200 and 400 minutes as fast as possible. Jalen Johnson played almost 1300 minutes and this lineup just played 16.

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With acquisition of Porzingis, Capela is almost certainly gone.

Newell is probably a decent pick at 23.

Other acquisitions creating positive buzz.

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Young hasn't got extension offer and is apparently not happy about it. I don't think he gets one. I wouldn't do a max or close.

Will anyone trade for him? Can be free agent next summer.

I 'd think an acquiring team would want to negotiate with him to take trade with plan to give up player option and extend at a lower to much lower number.

Hard to say who would go for that. Jazz could possibly but probably not if they are high on Clayton. Could Markkanen be involved? Mutli-team deal? I don't immediately see anything more plausible. Don't see a main contender doing it but will look further. Maybe Hornets would take in a deal, 2 way or more. Bucks if Giannis moves. Pelicans if Dumars / Weaver want to move D Murray, somewhere. Blazers involving Holiday. Heat involving Rozer.

Haven't seen smoke on it but would not be surprised if it is being worked on.

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Hawks very much not ready to operate without Young. Time remaining to change that, but they will need to prepare better if that becomes the plan.

I should learn more about Krecji but currently am skeptical of him being the replacement, if the team aspires to anything beyond mid.