The way things have worked recently in the modern NBA is that star players no longer spend the early part of July sitting in conference rooms being wooed by a variety of teams with the hefty cap space needed to sign them in free agency.

T he Atlanta Hawks have had one of the most impressive transaction windows this summer. They traded for Kristaps Porzingis, signed sharpshooter Luke Kennard away from the Memphis Grizzlies and acquired Nickiel Alexander-Walker to bolster their defense.