A look at some of the free agents playing in the Golden State Warriors vs. Houston Rockets series that might play for the Atlanta Hawks next season.
With the Atlanta Hawks viewing the NBA Playoffs from the comfort of their own homes this offseason, the team and its General Manager Travis Schlenk will be looking for ways to improve the team via the draft and in free agency.
In terms of free agency, one of the marquee matchups of the NBA Playoffs could prove to be important for the Hawks’ offseason needs. As the Golden State Warriors and Houston Rockets duke it out in the second round of the Western Conference playoffs, perhaps Atlanta could poach a player from either of those teams in free agency.
We have previously explored a variety of free agents that the Atlanta Hawks should look to sign: from players enjoying the fruits of playoff basketball, to various big men that would fit well on the team as well as a more specific plea for the team to sign scrappy point guard Patrick Beverley.
In this piece, let’s explicitly take a look at players on both the Warriors and Rockets to see if there’s a good reason for the Atlanta Hawks to sign them this offseason starting with…