It was announced shortly after the trade deadline that Lamar Patterson and Ryan Kelly were signed to contracts that will be effective until at least the end of this season, barring any unexpected injuries or transactions. Some fans reacted immediately by voicing disappointment that the Hawks did not roll the dice on a player the team has not yet experimented with in hopes of potentially finding an unexpected talent in the way that the Dallas Mavericks did with Yogi Ferrell. By the way, Yogi Ferrell hasn’t even logged 500 minutes in the league yet, so I personally think we should not be making that big of a deal out of him yet.
Why Lamar Patterson and Ryan Kelly make sense for the Hawks Roster
