Atlanta Hawks Receive: F Dorian Finney-Smith, F Reggie Bullock
Dallas Mavericks Receive: G/F Bogdan Bogdanovic
Here’s a rule of thumb: if you’re not five games above .500, your team has needs.
Some may suggest that this is an arbitrary cut-off. Fair. On the other hand, the cut-off has to be somewhere. If you prefer six, or four, that’s fine too.
Either way, the Dallas Mavericks wouldn’t meet the criteria. At 16-16, this team is clearly needy.
Of course, neither would the Atlanta Hawks. In fact, they have an identical record to the Mavericks.
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With elite playmakers on each of these teams, they had higher expectations for 2022-23.
Does this deal help the Hawks meet theirs?