NBA purgatory is an actual place and the Atlanta Hawks have called it home for years.
Led by Joe Johnson and Josh Smith, the Hawks were a middle of the pack team for years and hardly obtained substantial success in the NBA Playoffs.
A few seasons ago, once Mike Budenholzer took over the team, Atlanta began to embrace the pace-and-space movement, winning 60 games in 2015.
The Spurs-east, as many called them, resembled a modern basketball team.
Budenholzer focused on maintaining a high level of defense while effectively spacing the floor on the opposite end.