With the Hawks leaning ponderously on the “treadmill of mediocrity” for the past few years – even when they did win 60 games in the 2014-15 season – the team needed desperately needed a reset.
The Hawks’ rebuild could’ve been jump-started by trading away Al Horford and Paul Millsap at consecutive trade deadlines, but the shortsightedness of Coach/GM Mike Budenholzer won out in order to win more in the short-term.
Now with a fully unified front office and coaching staff looking towards a complete, top-to-bottom rebuild, the Hawks can fully commit to making the changes necessary to draw back in the large crowds that came to see the team during the early portion and heyday of the 10-straight-playoff-apperances Atlanta Hawks.