Zinno: The Atlanta Hawks must act now for offseason addition

ATLANTA — The Atlanta Hawks and basic supervisor Travis Schlenk are in a tricky spot proper now and are on the clock with regard to what strikes they need to make.

With the information of Quin Snyder stepping down for the Utah Jazz, Mark Zinno on the ‘A to Z with Mark Zinno’ podcast says the Hawks could must act quick with regard to Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert as a result of different groups may also be trying so as to add key items as nicely. 

The Hawks must be very swift however very cautious with how they deal with this complete factor, Zinno stated.

“If the Jazz are going to interrupt up, their two finest gamers Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert are going to be put on the market to the very best bidder,” Zinno stated. “It’s not solely a query of do the Hawks need a kind of gamers, will they match right here, can they get them on the worth they need. However the different half is, can they cease different groups from doing it?”

Zinno stated whereas the Hawks must be to the playoffs every of the previous two seasons, it is clear they want one other massive time participant to work with Trae Younger to assist take the crew to the subsequent degree. He says the best way the present roster is constructed, the Hawks are at finest the sixth finest crew within the Japanese Convention.

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“What would it not appear to be if Donovan Mitchell went to Philadelphia, say they dump Harden,” Zinno stated. “Or by some means Brooklyn? What if Rudy Gobert finally ends up there? What occurs if Toronto will get a kind of guys? Even when you take Donovan Mitchell and put him on the Knicks or Cavaliers, are they equal to the place the Hawks are? There’s an argument they may very well be.”

“That’s the problem Travis Schlenk faces,” Zinno continued. “Not solely is it how does he make his crew higher. However how do you get ‘extra higher’ than the opposite Japanese Convention groups. And ‘extra higher’ isn’t correct English however work with me. Do you go get Mitchell or Gobert? Do you modify the assemble of your future to get higher now and the way a lot better will a kind of guys make you?”

Zinno stated if Atlanta needs to get previous the hump they’re presently sitting on within the East, and rise up to compete with Boston, Miami, Philadelphia, Milwaukee, they’ll must act with urgency and never enable these groups to proceed to enhance with out making good, worthwhile strikes of their very own.

“Sixth isn’t a superb place to be within the East. It’s not going to get you far,” Zinno stated. “See what Boston did to Brooklyn? See what Philadelphia did to Toronto? There’s some actually good groups within the East and it’s not going to get any simpler for the Hawks.”