The Sports Bank will be counting down to the opening tip of the 2012-13 NBA season with team by team previews starting with the worst and working our way to the title contenders. There is no lockout this time around so let’s get going. Having failed to get past the Eastern Conference Semifinals with their previous core, the new Atlanta Hawks front office made the bold … [Read more...] about Rebuilding Atlanta Hawks unlikely to make playoffs
Hawks salary cap
Atlanta Hawks enter off-season with 6 signed players, zero cap space
It’s going to be an interesting off-season for the Atlanta Hawks. They enter the summer with only six players under contract for next season yet they are already above what the projected salary cap will be for the 2012-2013 season. In other words, filling out their roster and improving from last season will require some creative thinking. … [Read more...] about Atlanta Hawks enter off-season with 6 signed players, zero cap space
Atlanta Hawks in Tough Salary Cap Situation
Like we are currently seeing in the NFL, the 2011 NBA off-season is up in the air with a lockout looming. Free agency could be delayed and completely restructured depending on the new agreement reached by the owners and players. Still, The Sports Bank continues to break down all thirty NBA teams to see what areas they need to address in the off-season. The Atlanta Hawks … [Read more...] about Atlanta Hawks in Tough Salary Cap Situation
Hawks Risk Taking Major Step Back
Joe Johnson is all but gone and as a result, the Hawks will likely suffer a major setback this off-season. It will take some major creativity for Atlanta to have the relevancy in the Eastern Conference that they did this past season. By: David Kay … [Read more...] about Hawks Risk Taking Major Step Back
NBA Power Rankings: #8 Atlanta Hawks
By: David Kay 2008-09 Season Summary: Hawks management doesn't get near the credit it deserves for re-building Atlanta into a respectable NBA franchise. They pretty much stole Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby in trades, and while a couple of their draft picks have back-fired (i.e. Shelden Williams and Acie Law), selections like Al Horford, Josh Smith, and Marvin Williams have … [Read more...] about NBA Power Rankings: #8 Atlanta Hawks