Day-to-Day NBA Podcast: What’s next for the Atlanta Hawks?

It’s been exactly two years since five Atlanta Hawks players were named Eastern Conference Player of the Month, amid a 19-game winning streak and a 60-win season, the best in Atlanta’s NBA history.

Now four of those Hawks (DeMarre Carroll, Jeff Teague, Al Horford and Kyle Korver) are gone, with a fifth (Paul Millsap) rumored to be on the trading block. We look at what the Hawks do from here, whether it is retooling or a full rebuild.

Brad Rowland of Peachtree Hoops and Locked on Hawks joins the show to discuss Korver being traded to Cleveland, how the Hawks have been up-and-down so far this season, how Dwight Howard has fit in with Atlanta both on and off the court, whether Dennis Schroder’s strong month in a new role is sustainable, why Kent Bazemore has struggled so far this season, if Tim Hardaway Jr. has made enough progress to warrant keeping, possible partners in a Millsap trade such as the Nuggets and Raptors, and whether any other Hawks trades are likely this season.

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We also discuss how Mike Budenholzer has handled the dual role of coach and top personnel decision maker, and whether the 2014-15 Hawks will be long remembered for a special season or quickly forgotten because of playoff disappointments.

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