It’s a common trope to trot out the “where do the Hawks go from here?” or “the Hawks need to hit the reset button” headlines following another early season exit.
But these are definitively NOT the “same old Hawks”.
I’ll start off by acknowledging that any season that ends without a true berth in the playoffs has to feel disappointing given the presence of four-time All-Star Trae Young. Ostensibly, the Hawks have ‘gone for it’ ever since the extended 2020 offseason. And, of course, they then doubled down on that approach in targeting Dejounte Murray for a trade two offseasons later.