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Atlanta Hawks: Five Moves to Make Hawks Conference Contenders

By Kit Anderson

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 16: John Collins #20 of the Atlanta Hawks dunks during the AT&T Slam Dunk as part of the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - FEBRUARY 16: John Collins #20 of the Atlanta Hawks dunks during the AT&T Slam Dunk as part of the 2019 NBA All-Star Weekend at Spectrum Center on February 16, 2019 in Charlotte, North Carolina. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images) /
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INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JANUARY 17: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on January 17, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – JANUARY 17: Jimmy Butler #23 of the Philadelphia 76ers shoots the ball against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse on January 17, 2019 in Indianapolis, Indiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /

3. Sign a Star Who Feels the Need to be “The Man”  Jimmy Butler?

More and more stars are joining forces in the NBA creating super teams in what are now top heavy conferences. Few players are bucking this trend but those who do are doing so because they want to be the unquestioned leader.

This isn’t a negative quality only a inevitable one in a League full of athletes with healthy levels of self confidence. Jimmy Butler could choose to pick his own team considering the challenges he has faced over the last year.

Picking a team with low drama and up-and-coming talent will be what Butler is looking for if he doesn’t stay in Philly. He would fit perfectly into Atlanta’s system offering another scorer and a tough lock down defender.

Butler is good player who would offer Atlanta leadership and experience while still allowing the young players to lead the offense. Butler isn’t a player who has to have the ball in his hands and would fit with John Collins and Trae Young.

Jimmy Butler coming to Atlanta may simply be a pipe dream, but it is a move Atlanta must explore this off-season.

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