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Which players deserved investigation for the Atlanta Hawks’ problems in 2023-24?

Jul 8, 2023

Jul 8, 2023 — Landry Fields

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in Usman Garuba. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

ATL on 2023-07-08: the listed basketball needs were shooting, event creation, rim pressure. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

No source-clocked open market foundlisted needs: shooting · event creation · rim pressure1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Damian Lillardcap charge $45.6M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses shooting
Observed functions
creation · passing · shooting
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
Established pre-decision availability report history
Acquisition price
1 asking-price report(s): [object Object]
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Damian Lillard: sources linked Damian Lillard to another team, not ATL. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: shooting. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2023 CBA transition-year rules)
Incoming salary: $45.6MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyCap-room lane (+$250K): minimum outgoing $45.4MStandard lane (100% + allowance): minimum outgoing $45.4MExpanded lane (200% / scaled buffer / 125%): minimum outgoing $36.3MTransition lane (110% + allowance): minimum outgoing $41.3M

era-correct salary lane screen only; exact apron team salary, post-trade salary, aggregation, exception inventory, guarantees, bonuses and full package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.0 per 100 (O 2.7 / D -0.7) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.

Jul 8, 2023 — Landry Fields

The decision this board surrounds ultimately brought in TyTy Washington Jr.. Later outcomes never rewrite the board.

ATL on 2023-07-08: the listed basketball needs were shooting, event creation, rim pressure. no source-clocked open candidate route was available. 0 open-market candidate(s) matched at least one listed need. Market access, basketball fit, price, salary route, and legality remain separate.

No source-clocked open market foundlisted needs: shooting · event creation · rim pressure1 candidate — ordered by team link, then need match, then evidence. No target score.
Damian Lillardcap charge $45.6M
Market route
Linked only to another team
Need addressed
Addresses shooting
Observed functions
creation · passing · shooting
Strength overlap
Addresses a need without overlapping an identified team strength
Availability history
Established pre-decision availability report history
Acquisition price
1 asking-price report(s): [object Object]
Contract & salary
Salary screen available; contract-control evidence unavailable
Exact legality
Withheld A salary screen is not a full transaction-legality determination.
Why is he here?

Damian Lillard: sources linked Damian Lillard to another team, not ATL. His prior basketball profile addressed one listed need: shooting. The salary screen was available, but contract-control evidence was unavailable. Exact transaction legality remains withheld without a complete package and exception ledger.

Minimum-outgoing salary screen (2023 CBA transition-year rules)
Incoming salary: $45.6MTeam position proxy: Over cap below or at tax proxyCap-room lane (+$250K): minimum outgoing $45.4MStandard lane (100% + allowance): minimum outgoing $45.4MExpanded lane (200% / scaled buffer / 125%): minimum outgoing $36.3MTransition lane (110% + allowance): minimum outgoing $41.3M

era-correct salary lane screen only; exact apron team salary, post-trade salary, aggregation, exception inventory, guarantees, bonuses and full package remain required for legality

prior-season impact context: 2.0 per 100 (O 2.7 / D -0.7) — Prior impact context is separate from team fit, price, and transaction value.

Historical decision board. A public-market player is not presented as a team target without a named team link. Minimum outgoing salary is not exact legality. Missing asking price is not a zero price. Later outcomes do not alter the decision-date board.