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This is a great point. The Hawks have done well developing their talent. To think we can somehow unlock him is not necessarily rooted in reality.
I think I am more worried about Reddish's mindset than his stats, even though his stats are poor. If he was team first guy who did the little things they wouldn't want to trade him. He seems unable to play a small role, and he isn't contributing unless he is on fire. For a guy who wants a larger role, he is not nearly consistent enough and disappears too much. He never looks for teammates. That stuff about how he played pg in high school seems more legend than anything.
Feels like a Jeff Green or Evan Turner sort of "never lived up to his potential, but was serviceable at times" is his ceiling to me.
The Hawks ownership is apparently real cheap and doesn't want to go into luxury tax. They didn't want to pay Reddish beyond his rookie contract. They wanted to "reset his contract". The quotes in this article doesn't sound like a GM getting praised for what he has put together. I figure this is a start of a shake up of their roster.
"Maybe it wasn't such a great idea to bring everybody back, that's on me. We have a few weeks here at the trade deadline and that's what I need to figure out...it's my responsibility to put a product on the floor that can and win. Right now I'm questioning whether or not I have done that."
Hawks GM blasts team's defense and strongly hints at a trade: 'Maybe I need to lower my expectations'
Atlanta wouldn't even make the play-in round if the postseason started today
www.cbssports.com