Monday, February 16

Even a once-skeptical NBA scout likes Onsi Saleh’s plan for Hawks


Atlanta Hawks

A flurry of trades at the deadline seems to bode well for franchise’s long-term future.

The Hawks' leadership looks to be trending in the right direction after a busy trade deadline. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

The Hawks’ leadership looks to be trending in the right direction after a busy trade deadline. (Hyosub Shin/AJC)

From elsewhere within the NBA, it’s quite clear what the Hawks have done this season.

“They’ve picked a path,” an NBA scout told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. “I think that’s the biggest thing.”

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Ken Sugiura is a sports columnist at the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. Formerly the Georgia Tech beat reporter, Sugiura started at the AJC in 1998 and has covered a variety of beats, mostly within sports.



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