Millsap is locked in. Splitter will be coming via trade. Tavares is coming from overseas. The message is clear: the Atlanta Hawks want to get bigger, and that has been accomplished, but in today's 3-and-D NBA, wings are more valuable than ever. DeMarre Carroll flourished during his time in Atlanta, but the wings of the Hawks have gotten thinner with his departure. It's hard to imagine the Hawks taking flight without them (to complete this heavy-handed metaphor). Here are the remaining wings left out there that Atlanta could land in free agency.
These Hawks Need Wings!
