The Atlanta Hawks' draft board and options are more open, with them picking at No. 8 overall instead of jumping into the top four. Atlanta would have preferred to jump up into the top four and have the option to land one of AJ Dybantsa, Darryn Peterson, Cameron Boozer, or Caleb Wilson, but the lottery did not work out in their favor.

That does not mean that this was not a successful lottery for Atlanta. The Hawks are a team that is coming off of a playoff appearance, they have a nice core of young talent already on the roster, and they have plenty of optionality on the table for how to continue to build this roster.

One such option is being able to trade up or down in the draft.…