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After the Atlanta Hawks made it to the Eastern Conference Finals last season, this is an expectation that they will contend at this level again. They have kept most of their core together with Trae Young, Bogdan Bogdanovic, De’Andre Hunter, and Clint Capela being under contract.
They have the chance of losing John Collins this free agency due to him not signing his rookie extension last offseason. He is likely to be overpaid so there is a good chance that the Hawks will not want to jeopardize their future by playing one player too much.