With the regular season schedule soon to be released, the NBA and its 30 teams are beginning to release more details about the more prominent games in the upcoming season. Last season, the league debuted an in-season tournament culminating in a single-elimination portion that had its semifinals and championship played in Las Vegas.
The Hawks are looking to improve on their performance from a season ago and qualify for the knockout tournament portion of what is now call the Emirates NBA Cup (last season the In-Season Tournament).
If you need a refresher on what the tournament is and what its format will be, see this explainer from last season on the general format.