The Hawks exacerbated things by instead doling out a combined $140 million in free-agency cash to Dwight Howard and Kent Bazemore.
Horford was the first domino to fall, walking away for nothing after Atlanta had won 108 regular-season games in the preceding two seasons. Change was certainly afoot with the Hawks at the time head coach Mike Budenholzer and fellow veteran mainstay Paul Millsap would both depart in less than a year.
In search of regrets, we'll go back to the the summer of 2016, when Atlanta lost Al Horford in free agency. But he's already led his team further into the postseason than Doncic has. 5 instead, may not have multiple-MVP upside. 3 in the 2018 draft, passing on the chance to take Luka Doncic. That includes the decision to trade down from No. The Atlanta Hawks are in great shape coming off a deep playoff run last year, so we're starting out with a team that isn't haunted by anything.