The Hawks Need to Tear It Down, to Build It Up
The Atlanta Hawks are 34 – 26 and sitting in the 5th position in the Eastern Conference. As usual the Hawks made no major moves at the deadline. They traded Mike Scott to the Suns for cash, and they also traded Tiago Splitter, a 2nd round pick, and the rights to swap 2017 picks with the 76ers for Ersan Ilyasova. Ilyasova is a free agent at the end of the year, so he likely is more of a rental player than an actual piece. So, there you have it, a team sitting in 5th place that