Despite prognostications of another blockbuster trade for the second consecutive offseason the Atlanta Hawks, their financial outlook could dictate a much tamer summer than anticipated.
They could have to go bargain shopping for improvements.
“If Atlanta uses its taxpayer midlevel exception, it should prioritize a frontcourt shooter who can improve its 30th-ranked long-range attempt rate,” argues Grant Hughes of Bleacher Report in an article from May 27 identifying ‘ambitious’ free agent targets for every team.
Hughes’ potential solution is Kevin Love, 35, the five-time All-Star and two-time All-NBA big man who began the season with the Cleveland Cavaliers but fell out of the rotation and was bought out in February.