Atlanta Hawks: Best and worst move from 2023 NBA offseason

Atlanta Hawks: Best and worst moves from 2023 NBA offseason

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The worst offseason moves the Atlanta Hawks made

Starting at the top, I can’t say that I was in love with many of the moves that the Atlanta Hawks made this offseason.

Trading two prospects in a salary dump

Trading for TyTy Washington and Usman Garuba and then trading both of those young prospects in essentially a salary dump to Utah is not high on my list of smart moves made this offseason. I understand that the Hawks have somewhat of a loaded backcourt with Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, and now Kobe Bufkin, but Washington would’ve been a good flier to take a chance on.

The same could be said about Garuba. You can make the argument that he didn’t get a fair shot in Houston and even though the Hawks were trying to thin out their frontcourt, I still don’t get why you don’t at least give Garuba and/or Washington a training camp to prove themselves.

Signing Wesley Matthews

What makes all that even worse is the fact that the Hawks signed Wesley Matthews, a veteran guard, to finish up their offseason moves. I understand that Matthews is going to be viewed as much more than an on-the-court asset but if we’re being honest, the Hawks are not in a place where they should be signing veteran win-now players.

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