{"id":81245,"date":"2024-06-12T20:15:22","date_gmt":"2024-06-13T00:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=81245"},"modified":"2024-06-12T20:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-06-13T00:15:22","slug":"hawks-considering-move-down-options-in-2024-nba-draft","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/12\/hawks-considering-move-down-options-in-2024-nba-draft\/","title":{"rendered":"Hawks Considering Move Down Options In 2024 NBA Draft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Hawks are reportedly looking at taking <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/30\/alex-sarr-2024-nba-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Alexandre Sarr<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/04\/27\/zaccharie-risacher-2024-nba-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Zaccharie Risacher<\/a> with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. However, there\u2019s at least one dark horse prospect who they\u2019re looking at instead. After UConn center <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/03\/donvan-clingan-2024-nba-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Donovan Clingan<\/a> conducted a private workout for them, The Ringer\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Connor reports that the Hawks are displaying interest in moving down in the draft to select the 20-year-old (h\/t Evan Sidery of Forbes Sport).<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Hawks conducted a private workout with Donovan Clingan and are showing interest in potentially selecting him, per <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KevinOConnorNBA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@KevinOConnorNBA<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/omY6fegFqP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/omY6fegFqP<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>Atlanta appears open to the idea of trading down a few spots to secure Clingan, but the process is still ongoing. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b4P7f02co7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/b4P7f02co7<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Evan Sidery (@esidery) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/esidery\/status\/1800882431224111243?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">June 12, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Hawks Considering Move Down Options In 2024 NBA Draft<\/h2>\n<p>Multiple lottery teams are <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/06\/02\/nba-multiple-teams-jousting-chance-draft-donovan-clingan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">said to be interested in<\/a> drafting Clingan, aside from Atlanta. Chief among them are the Houston Rockets, Memphis Grizzlies and Chicago Bulls, who are looking for starting centers. The Rockets have the No. 3 pick, the Grizzlies have the No. 9 pick in the draft, and the Bulls have the No. 11 pick. The Portland Trail Blazers, who hold the No. 7 and No. 14 pick, have been linked to Clingan as well.<\/p>\n<p>That being said, every lottery team besides the Utah Jazz might have interest in Clingan. That includes the Washington Wizards, Detroit Pistons, Charlotte Hornets, San Antonio Spurs, Sacramento Kings, and Oklahoma City Thunder. Of those teams, the Wizards, Kings, and Thunder have strong interest in acquiring a starting-caliber center.<\/p>\n<h3>Portland Trail Blazers<\/h3>\n<p>Given that the Blazers have two lottery picks, the Hawks may be more motivated to make a deal with them than other teams.<\/p>\n<p>Portland traded for former No. 1 pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/a\/aytonde01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Deandre Ayton<\/a> last offseason, a center who is handsomely paid. To that point, the Blazers may want to move off of Ayton due to his hefty contract. However, they don\u2019t particularly need a center. His inconsistent motor is problematic, but Ayton averages a double-double and is technically sound on the defensive end.<\/p>\n<p>Trading with the Hawks could solidly their frontcourt rotation though. His catch-and-shoot ability would complement Ayton and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/grantje01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jerami Grant<\/a>\u2019s shot profiles nicely.<\/p>\n<h3>Houston Rockets<\/h3>\n<p>Interestingly, the Rockets were dangling the No. 3 pick and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/greenja05.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jalen Green<\/a> for Brooklyn Nets swingman <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/b\/bridgmi01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikal Bridges<\/a> this offseason.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s unclear whether Houston is still looking at moving Green given his play this spring. If so, perhaps the No. 1 pick and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/murrade01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dejounte Murray<\/a> could land them the Clingan, Green, and perhaps a little more. Frankly, Murray is the better player right now, but Green has more upside. Green\u2019s also a more natural off-ball threat, though he still needs the ball in his hands to be at his best. Perhaps most importantly, Green developed into a staunch on-ball defender in 2023-24.<\/p>\n<h3>If Not Them, Then Who?<\/h3>\n<p>If the Hawks move down and don\u2019t pick Sarr, Risacher, or Clingan, who could they draft?<\/p>\n<p>Given their interest in centers, Purdue\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/08\/zach-edey-2024-nba-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Zach Edey<\/a> is a reasonable option. A two-time AP Player of the Year, Edey even bested Clingan in the 2024 National Championship Game. Baylor\u2019s Yves Missi, a highly athletic big man with playmaking upside, is another center who\u2019s received lottery attention.<\/p>\n<p>However, Atlanta\u2019s also demonstrated a desire to find a wing or forward who\u2019s efficient from beyond the arc. That puts Colorado\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/03\/cody-williams-2024-nba-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Cody Williams<\/a> and Tennessee\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/04\/dalton-knecht-2024-nba-draft-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Dalton Knecht<\/a> on the shortlist as well. Williams may be able to man a 3-and-D role from Day 1, but flashes go-to scoring ability. Knecht is an effective slasher and spot-up shooter.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Atlanta Hawks are reportedly looking at taking Alexandre Sarr or Zaccharie Risacher with the No. 1 pick in the 2024 NBA Draft. However, there\u2019s at least one dark horse prospect who they\u2019re looking at instead. After UConn center Donovan Clingan conducted a private workout for them, The Ringer\u2019s Kevin O\u2019Connor reports that the Hawks [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":81249,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1608,7,8,31,32,62,556,3,22,23,29,34,24,18],"tags":[1262,49145,3256,98],"class_list":["post-81245","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hawks","category-basketball","category-hornets","category-bulls","category-rockets","category-grizzlies","category-nba","category-nba-draft","category-news","category-thunder","category-trailblazers","category-kings","category-spurs","category-jazz","category-wizards","tag-dejounte-murray","tag-donovan-clingan","tag-jalen-green","tag-nba-draft"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81245","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=81245"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/81245\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/81249"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=81245"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=81245"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=81245"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}