Since firing head coach Lloyd Pierce, the Atlanta Hawks are 8-0 and have looked like a completely different NBA team than they did to begin the year. They seem to be much more locked in defensively with interim head coach Nate McMillan calling the shots and an overall better basketball team.
Young star forward John Collins has been a part of numerous trade rumors over the last few weeks but with the sudden surge the Hawks have made and their current win streak, Atlanta is not willing to trade Collins anymore, but are still willing to part ways with other key role players.
The Hawks are reportedly interested in trading Bogdan Bogdanovic and Cam Reddish for a high-level talent that they can pair with both Trae Young and John Collins in efforts to make a legit playoff push this season.
Trae Young has been fantastic for this team as a primary scorer and distributor, John Collins has continued to be one of the Hawks best scoring options and big man Clint Capela has been a double-double machine this year.
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With other young talents also stepping into bigger roles, the Hawks are definitely a team to watch in the Eastern Conference and expect them to be “buyers” at the trade deadline this year.
With that said, let’s take a look at three key trade targets the Hawks are rumored to be interested in that could aid them in their efforts to make a deep playoff push this season.
