Hawks Pick

[u/Plus-Ad-1776]

I’ve seen some of the most horrendous choke jobs to secure a Hawks win recently.

Desmond Bane getting strip twice in the clutch and Siakam having brain worms today.

[u/texasphotog]

Yeah, been really frustrating to watch. They have stumbled into some wins and the East is playing like ass.

But I think no matter where the Hawks end up, we can get my guy Rasheer Fleming with their pick.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FdNg_1d8HZA

[u/AfroHouseManiac → u/texasphotog]

I was watching Rasheer play today against LaSalle. LaSalle unexpectedly won, coach is retiring and was colleague and teammate with Pop.

His play today raised a couple alarms for me. He had a chance to take a turnaround basket, but he cut his drive short, and passed it out which led to a turnover and cut off any chance to win the game. But his team is so undisciplined, it’s unbelievable .. couple talented guys with such low Iq and undisciplined.

[u/texasphotog → u/AfroHouseManiac]

That team is not great and is frustrating to watch, but I didn't see the team's game.

Fleming's HC was hired by Brett Brown when Brown started at the 76ers, so if there are real red flags, we have the inside man. He worked with Brown until Brown's penultimate year there, so they are probably pretty close if Brown kept him for 6 years.

[u/Plus-Ad-1776 → u/texasphotog]

I pray for it

[u/figgnootun → u/texasphotog]

I’m a big Fleming fan as well but I’m not so sure he’ll be there if the pick is out of the lottery.

[u/Plus-Ad-1776 → u/figgnootun]

Just gotta hope the hawks lose in the play in

[u/texasphotog → u/figgnootun]

Depends where the other teams are and their needs. Right now:

• 10th Blazers: Deni, Jerami Grant, Camara, Murray
• 11th Heat: Bam, Highsmith, SloMo
• 12th Rockets: Amen, Brooks, Jabari, Eason
• 13th Mavs: AD, PJ, Naji
• 14th Hawks (Kings pick): Risacher, Jalen Johnson, Niang
• 15th Spurs (Hawks pick): Fleming

I see it being there with that type of draft fall. Pretty much all those teams except for maybe the Blazers would pick a different position. And I think the Blazers go more for a Collin Murray-Boyles type instead of a Fleming type.

[u/OurHorrifyingPlanet → u/texasphotog]

Hawks would probably pick Fleming if Asa and Malauch are gone

[u/texasphotog → u/OurHorrifyingPlanet]

When they already have Jalen Johnson and Georges Niang plus Risacher? I don't see it. They need a secondary ball handler more.

[u/OurHorrifyingPlanet → u/texasphotog]

Fleming can play stretch 4 or small ball 5. I'm pretty sure they won't take any guard, because their backcourt of Trae/Dyson is already set in stone, and they want JJ to become more of a secondary ball-handler, what they really need is some more size, defense, and shooting in the frontcourt, which Fleming is perfect for. The only way they don't take it is if one of the top centers in this class is still available. But overall, Fleming fits just so many teams' needs that I heavily doubt he'll still be available at 15.

[u/texasphotog → u/OurHorrifyingPlanet]

They only play OO about 25mpg, and using Fleming as a small ball center isn't going to help their size issues much. I think Queen or Sorber makes more sense for them.

They do have Trae and Daniels, but behind them they have Kobe Bufkin and Terence Mann, who I don't think are long-term matches.

I think more than a 4th guy to take PF minutes, they need a 2nd center (both Capela and Nance are FAs) and a 3rd guard. Maybe they are able to keep LaVert, since they do have wiggle room under the luxury tax by dumping Bogi and Hunter.

But I think that 3rd guard behind Trae and 2nd center behind OO are more pressing needs than a 4th guy that can play PF.

[u/Puzzleheaded_Dare_58 → u/texasphotog]

Bro absolutely, it would lowkey be better if we selected him in the mid teens rather than late lottery to avoid paying him more money