With Kent Bazemore resigning and Dwight Howard coming home, the Hawks have again shown a resolve to not bottom out. With this in mind, let’s look at the team’s commitment to the “middle build.”
Current NBA roster building preferences seem polarized between super team formations and tanking (insert whichever Sam Hinkie joke you like) aka lottery pick accumulation. However, there are a few teams, such as the Hawks, who take different approaches. The Hawks have built, and continue to build, their roster by using the middle build. A process which keeps the team competitive while infusing and developing talent simultaneously.