The Atlanta Hawks are going to try and shock the basketball world this summer, as according to Sam Amick of The Athletic, the organization is going to pursue some of the top free agents in the offseason.
Kevin Durant, Kawhi Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Kyrie Irving, Klay Thompson and Tobias Harris all become free agents after the season ends.
The Hawks are so confident in their young core of Trae Young, John Collins and Kevin Huerter, the franchise believes if they can secure a meeting with a top free agent, they might be able to sign one.
Yet for Atlanta’s purposes, Young’s progression has been positive enough to inspire a rethinking about this coming summer in which they’ll have approximately $41 million in salary cap space. According to a source with knowledge of their thinking, the Hawks are so bullish on the development of Young, fellow rookie Kevin Huerter and second-year big man John Collins that they want to explore even the biggest and boldest of offseason plans.
Translation: They’re planning to pursue meetings with the best-of-the-best in free agency when July 1 rolls around. It’s a half-court shot of sorts, to be sure, but they’d love nothing more than to fire that pitch to everyone from Kevin Durant on down. Talk about the young core and where they believe they’re heading under coach Lloyd Pierce, the arena that received $192.5 million in renovations that have drawn rave reviews, and the fancy new practice facility too.
The Hawks are going to finish in the bottom-half of the Eastern Conference standings this season, but they have surprised a lot of people with how well they have played on some nights.
Young looks like he is going to be a future All-Star and Collins is already a walking double-double.
If Atlanta is able to sign one superstar talent, the Hawks could make some serious noise in the NBA next season.
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