 What's the word y'all welcome back to Kenny for real now. I know I know you've been waiting for me to drop a free agency video since 501 central time when things started even though nothing really happened until Goren drojik resigned and anyway A lot of stuff has happened over the past couple days You've been kind of waiting for me to do things and the way I was thinking about it was I didn't want to flood your sub box With a bunch of different videos when people sign now to send to some of y'all that sounds like heaven And me dropping five videos in a day over here But I think it's better that I take the slow approach and wait until things are kind of died down like they are now and Really react to them today. We're talking about the Atlanta Hawks. I want to start a mini series Where I talk about every things free agency to some extent their draft and kind of project what I think about their team in The future and we're starting off with the Atlanta Hawks because they were one of the most if not the most active team and Free agency this offseason so be sure to leave a like on the video Subscribe if you are new and use that comment section because you may not agree with everything I say in this video That's completely. Okay. It is a discussion at the end of the day So if you do not know what the Atlanta Hawks have done in this offseason, well, yeah They've been really active Galanari signed there on a three year sixty one point five million dollar contract They signed Rajan Rondo to be a backup point guard I'm guessing and they signed Chris Dunn and as a recording this video They just do an offer sheet at bogey. So again super super active free agency period And I am excited for Atlanta Hawks basketball There are a few things that we're gonna question that that maybe They have to get the the wrinkles out But overall you cannot look at this roster and say they did not get better and for a team like this It's very interesting when your best player is still on the rookie contract Because it opens so many doors like there's a reason why the Atlanta Hawks have so much money And most of that is due to the fact that Trey young is playing at an all-star level and he's still making pennies on a dollar So some teams and I think we're trying we're starting to see more of this in the current NBA when you have these young stars Coming to the league. They're like, let's get it. Let's go. That's what the Mavericks have also done to some extent They're like we have this guy on a small contract So why should we wait until he's 25 when we have to pay him a max and then start to think about trying to compete They're like, no, we're gonna go out there. We're gonna sign some players We're gonna be competitive and it's exactly what the Atlanta Hawks have done this offseason now with the signings of Galanari Chris Dunn Who was Richard Rondo and maybe Bo Bo Yan by Don Bogey? Not Bo Yan Bogey by Don McDonough. It's are they a championship contending team? Probably not but they are a playoff team at this point So the one thing that was kind of weird to me Maybe not weird but really causes some questions is the Galanari signing if you watch all these Kenny for real videos You know that I am a big Galanari fan, especially in this free agency class when I was ranking my top free agents other than of course Anthony Davis who we all know is going back to the Lakers or Brandon Ingram who's a restrictive free agent Galanari was that guy. Some people's mattress hair Some people's Fred Van Vly, but Galanari was the number one guy for me And that was mostly because a he is a tremendous tremendous player one of the best three-point shooters in the game He is proven to be able to contribute on winning basketball teams And he had an interview Where he said he was willing to take less money to play for a championship team. So when I hear that I'm like, oh We may see him on a team that's already really really good And he can be that determined factor to get them over the hump now. He may have went a little bit different direction He wanted that bag. I mean you're 31 32 31 32 years old and somebody's offer you three or 60 million You just have to go with it at the end of the day and that's exactly what they did so I thought he was gonna sign to another team for the mid-level exception or maybe a little bit more than that, but um He took his bag. He is a great power forward to put alongside Trey young and you notice I said power for a lot of people on tour that have been speculating that Galanari's gonna go back to plan small for it And I just I think that would be very rough for not just him But the entire team on the defensive side of the ball The last couple seasons where he's seen his most success and been his healthiest has been when he has played The power forward I looked it up and 98% of his minutes last season were at the power for position He is no longer as small for the game has evolved along with Galanari to he is a power for it now He cannot keep up with small for it's on the perimeter He is a power for and obviously as you know the Atlanta Hawks also have another young very promising power for it on the roster So what the heck does their first-day starting lineup look like you don't bring in a guy like Galanari to have him come off the bench especially for 20 plus million dollars a year and you don't have John Collins come off the bench now the league the logical thing would be like, okay Let run of them one center You don't want that either John Collins can't play the three can't play the five Galanari can maybe play a little bit of the three but not effectively and he can't run the five either Both of these guys are power forwards now John Collins I think as good as he is now He would be so so much better if he was able to run the center position Effectively on the offensive side of the ball having him and Galanari run the four and five is beautiful for Trey young Forget what the wing positions look like right now on the offensive side of the ball If it is Galanari and John Collins, you're gonna score a thousand points a game But you're giving up a thousand and one You just would there will be zero room protection or anything like that And that's why they signed or they traded for click a pillow We still haven't played a single minute for them and they drafted Neku Kongu who also fitness at a log jam because he can run Powerful but I guess they're trying to hope him a hope for for him to become a center But like you at the end of the day them running together could be dirty offensively But dirty defensively too and different meanings of the word dirty in those two things So I don't know what their starting lineup looks like coming into the first game Maybe they do try to start both of them and just see how it goes But you also trade off a click a pillow and have not been able to see him play It would be a very odd move to Trey for him not really give him a chance in that role and bring in somebody else You get me but there's rumors yesterday that John Collins and his camp were looking for a max rookie extension Listen before I hear recording this video down in the midst. We got that max Max max extension and well Wait, it happened three minutes ago He signed the four years 72 million dollar deal with the Atlanta Hawks the Kings did not match We wait did they oh my god This is this is so scuffed if the Kings messes offer by dollars be a full no trade clause The first season it cannot be traded to Atlanta So I guess it's not really a fish you but the number would be 72 and maybe when this videos comes out It is official before year 72. It's it's crazy. Okay Back to what I was saying John Collins's camp wants a max contract and the Atlanta Hawks may not see him as that valuable I think John Collins is a very very good offensive basketball player But on the defensive side of the ball He has a lot to work on we're talking about a guy that's what 22 maybe 23 years Oh, he has plenty of time to try to put it together But it looks like the Atlanta Hawks may be thinking about a different direction with him I mean you're also drafting Yeko Kong with six who could who is a defensive minded power force last center? John Collins might be on the move. Maybe not this offseason, but next season I'm sure they'll give it some run of him trying to run center this year But if it doesn't work out, they may flip him by the deadline. They just might Which is kind of sad because I love the idea of John College and Trey young in the pick and roll potential pick and pop Because John Collins side with 40% from three He's a vertical lob threat and the vertical lob threat sets him apart from Galanari when it comes to playing with Trey Yeah, now Galanari brings a lot more a lot different things to Trey young I mean, he's one of the best shooting guys. We're talking about Galanari's like six ten He literally a shoot over anybody and that's exactly what he did in okc last year He'll shoot over anybody, but it comes to fit. I asked this to my guys on my podcast like Who fits more with Trey young right and of course the long term You may think John Collins because he's 20 something years old along side with Trey young and Galanari was 30 plus He's also a vertical lob threat and Trey young has shown to really like to throw lobs and it's the same thing with click a Pella But I think that the Travis. I think it's still Travis slink over there. I You know fact check that Travis slink has an idea for this team and they're trying to do that bringing in Bob Donovich, bro This is a tea like listen the entire league is getting better The entire league is getting better like we talk about how crazy the Western Conference race is every single Year the Easter Conference race is about to be similar Obviously the talent level is a little bit less, but we talked about fighting for those last couple seeds think about okay The box are still gonna be good. They reside for everybody and with the Raptors, so they'll be good again The Boston Celtics may have lost some things, but they're still be good again The Pacers still be good. The heat is still be good feel. He's gonna be good Brooklyn is gonna be better They're letting no magic didn't make any moves, but for somehow they're always a 41 team the Charlotte Horn has made some moves that'll make them more competitive the watch the wizard will have John Wildback I think we'll see the Bulls in the Knicks and the Detroit Pistons and the Cavs I guess are looking at like the bottom teams where you can even make some cases for the Bulls Maybe making some jumps with a new coach and and some offseason changes You can make the case that the Cleveland Cavaliers could be looking at a better roster now So like every single team in the league right now will be competitive So the Atlanta Hawks kind of take where they're 20 wins last season They add Galanari the Arizona Rondo Chris Dunn and they had Bob Donovitz right now and they are significantly better You know Galanari signing is really good But I really do like another signing and that is the Chris Dunn signing listen if you're a land of Hawks fan You don't really know about Chris Dunn. Let me feel you win We're talking about a top five defender at his position Barton when it comes to guarding guards Chris Dunn is at the top of the list He's top five. Listen, you saw that when they when they had those battles between the Bulls and Atlanta Hawks the ones They went to multiple multiple over times Trey young was having a hard time now Trey young is still Trey young so we did put up some crazy numbers But there appears a time when Trey young was struggling because Chris Dunn had his number and Chris Dunn has that amongst across the league When it comes to guards and last year when it came to the the Atlanta Hawks when Trey young was on the court They were a cool team, but when he was off the court, they were a YMCA Wreck League team They had no ball handlers They had nothing and now they're bringing Rajan Rondo who just had one of the best Resurgence of his career and then Chris Dunn who can also run an offense who he ain't bringing much else offensively But he could be a primary ball handler make some passes They have an idea This team's got to be one of the deepest in the league because we didn't even talk about the fact They still have cam herder Okay, they still have cam riders and Kevin herder. They still have Deandre Hunter This team is going to be deep and they got a lot of mouths to feed at the end of the day And then they still oh they still have Trey young as their all-star point guard Lennon Hawks is gonna be a fun team to watch and I think that Lloyd Pierce has a lot to deal with when it comes to Making sure everybody is happy with their playing time and also putting together a winning team, you know That's all I have about the Atlanta Hawks. Let me know what you think about the comment section I'm curious to see what the Sacramento Kings do are they gonna match it Will they just let them go because that's a lot of money 72 is a lot of money and then they also Just extended the year of Fox and they drafted Tyrese Halliburton We'll see what the Kings do. Thank y'all so much for watching. We'll be back tomorrow We'll probably go daily around here now that free HCs winding down and we have a lot to talk about maybe tomorrow We'll talk about the Lakers. I don't know peace