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Redoing the Past Eight Atlanta Hawks’ Draft Picks

By Dallin Duffy

NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Luka Doncic poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 21: Luka Doncic poses with NBA Commissioner Adam Silver after being drafted third overall by the Atlanta Hawks during the 2018 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 21, 2018 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images) /
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NEW YORK, NY – JUNE 25: Kelly Oubre Jr. poses with Commissioner Adam Silver after being selected 15th overall by the Atlanta Hawks in the First Round of the 2015 NBA Draft at the Barclays Center on June 25, 2015 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /

2015 NBA Draft

Note: The Atlanta Hawks traded their first-round pick to Washington in a three-team trade that landed the Hawks Tim Hardaway Jr.

Round two, pick 50:

Original Pick: Marcus Eriksson, SG, Sweeden

New Pick: Quinn Cook, PG, Duke

The Hawks took two International players in the second-round, neither of which ever played a lick of NBA ball. Here, they should have selected Quinn Cook, who has become a prominent member of both the contending Warriors and Lakers.

Cook won a ring with Golden State in 2018 after appearing in 33 games, starting 18. He had a similar role on last year’s Warriors team and this year with the Lakers. Overall he’s played in 159 games during his career, more than all but seven players drafted in the second round.

Round two, pick 59:

Original Pick: Dimitrios Agravanis, PF, Greece

New Pick: Christian Wood, UNLV

Christian Wood has bounced around from team to team since going undrafted, and his stint with the Pistons this year has been his fifth team in four years.

He’s broke out in Detroit this year however and has earned a long-term deal with them or any other team in free agency.

The 24-year-old forward has averaged 13.1 points and 6.3 rebounds in 62 games this season.