The Atlanta Hawks have been traveling for a long time. After a loss to the Orlando Magic on MLK Day, Lloyd Pierce’s team vacated State Farm Arena to make way for the Super Bowl and, from there, the Hawks completed a seven-game road trip in successful fashion. On the heels of back-to-back wins at the end of that journey, Atlanta returns to the comforts of home on Thursday evening and the Toronto Raptors arrive for an intriguing battle.
Thursday’s trade deadline is the looming factor over everything in the NBA world and, of course, the Hawks could be involved.