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The Atlanta Hawks‘ surprise Eastern Conference last season run did not come out of thin air. Travis Schlenk made some brilliant moves last offseason to put the Hawks in immediate contention coming off the long rebuild.
Bringing on Nate McMillian as an assistant to Lloyd Pierce sticks out in hindsight, but the personnel moves grabbed all the headlines last season. The signing of Bogdan Bogdanovic, Solomon Hill, and Danilo Gallinari were all new additions to a roster already full of young talent.
Since the start of this free agency, the Hawks have committed a lot of money to the players of the future.