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FROM CAR LOT TO LAW OFFICE 1 HOW TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY CLOSE IN A BUSY WORLD
WHEN SECURITY ISN’T SECURE 2 HONORING THE CANINES OF 9/11
DRESS FOR SUCCESS WITH WIDER STYLE 3 A PREVIEW OF THE NBA SEASON 4
AND WHERE IT LEAVES THE ATLANTA HAWKS The Craziest Off-Season in NBAHistory
Nearly as soon as Kawhi Leonard led the Toronto Raptors to their first NBA Championship, focus shifted to the league’s impending free-agent madness. With generational talents like Anthony Davis,
Kevin Durant, and even Leonard himself changing teams, the balance of power in the league has been completely restructured. It’s anyone’s guess who will emerge as championship contenders for the 2019–20 season, but it’s likely that the playoff picture will look different than it did in years prior.
The next step for the team has to be nurturing that
young talent and filling out the roster with savvy role players who can win games. Perhaps one of the impending All-Stars on the squad will turn into one of the league’s dominant forces. Even if they don’t, though, Atlanta is poised to
Where do the seismic roster changes leave our hometown team? Sadly, the Hawks didn’t secure any marquee names during free agency, but their current rebuilding project seems to be moving apace. With a youthful core of Trae Young, John Collins, and Kevin Huerter, the team has a solid foundation to build upon. The Hawks did exceedingly well in this year’s draft, picking up two top-10 prospects in Cam Reddish and De’Andre Hunter and earning accolades from basketball journalists.
Of course, future potential is not the same thing as current dominance. Even the most optimistic analysts predict the Hawks to do little more than scrape into the playoffs this year. But for the first time in a while, the mood surrounding the team is resoundingly positive. After two years spent dwelling in the cellar of the Eastern Conference, almost any amount of improvement will suffice. Since joining the franchise in 2017, General Manager Travis Schlenk has proven adept at assembling an exciting roster of young talent.
be a marquee free-agent destination for years to come. In a world where great players have more and more of a say where they play, that’s a very promising sign indeed.
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