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Hawks GM Travis Schlenk expects head coaching hire before 2018 NBA Draft

In the wake of Mike Budenholzer’s exit, Atlanta Hawks general manager Travis Schlenk addressed the assembled media on Wednesday morning. In addition to repeated emphasis on the parting of ways being a mutual decision that was best for all parties, Schlenk addressed a timeline for the hire.

“I wouldn’t want to put a hard date on it,” Schlenk said. “But we will certainly begin the search quickly. I think it’s important to make this decision — first off, we’re going to do a thorough (search), we’re not going to make a rash decision but we’re going to do a thorough job — but I think it’s important to get our new coach in here and start the process of moving forward.