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Everyone is wondering where Steve Nash will land when NBA free agency kicks off in 2012.

Basically, the gist of the article is that the author breaks down the offensive possessions of every team.

Apr 29, 2012; Atlanta, GA, USA; Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce shoots over Atlanta Hawks point guard Jeff Teague during the second half of game one in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena.

The 2012 NBA Draft is a little over a month away and many teams around the league have started the annual process of bringing in prospects to work out and assess skill level.

NBA Writers With rumors of power forward Josh Smith requesting a traded and salary cap issues brewing, the 2012 NBA offseason could bring about massive changes to the current Atlanta Hawks roster.

Let's begin with the draft. As someone who follows little to no college basketball before the beginning of March Madness, allow me to concede any sense of sureness, but Fab Melo seems like too much of a dream to come to the Hawks.

Atlanta Hawks head coach Larry Drew and his squad were sent packing by the Boston Celtics in the first round of this year's playoffs.

The other day, someone who follows the Atlanta Hawks in a journalistic capacity asked: "Do you think Josh Smith really wants to be coached?" That's not just a great metaphysical question - it's the key to this offseason and the seasons to come.

Physically gifted floor generals with immeasurable skill sets flood the draft every single summer and this year is no different.

Whether it is widely accepted by the mainstream or not, the Atlanta Hawks have been one of the league's most successful franchises since 2008, boasting five consecutive trips to the playoffs over this time period.

The summer of uncertainty began officially for Hawks the moment they walked off that floor in Boston in Game 6, losers in a win-or-go-home playoff game that they knew would signal the end of an era.

TORONTO Two up-tempo quarters left the short-handed Toronto Raptors with nothing in the tank for the second half, and the playoff-bound Atlanta Hawks made them pay.

In the blink of an eye the season was over. A three-point lead lost, along with a series.

Atlanta was fortunate to avoid elimination after a series of mental mistakes in the closing seconds of Game 5, but the late-game hijinks tilted Game 6 in Boston's favor on Thursday.

Boston Celtics small forward Paul Pierce is covered by Atlanta Hawks center Al Horford during the first half of Game 5 of an NBA first-round playoff series basketball game Tuesday, May 8, 2012, in Atlanta.

This option becomes viable if the Celtics choose to jettison Rajon Rondo.A Teague showed he has the talent to lead a team of stars, as he did take the Wildcats to the NCAA title.A He is a big time scorer, and has the potential to be better than Jeff Teague, his older brother and starting point guard of the Atlanta Hawks.

The Hawks' coach started a lineup Tuesday night he hasn't been able to put on the floor in nearly four months.

Boston Celtics vs Atlanta Hawks Tip off: 8 PM EST Spread: ATL -2 Total: 174 M/L: ATL -130, BOS +110 It's strange to think Boston has prove themselves the way they have, in winning three of the first four games in this series, and yet they find themselves 2 point underdogs on the road to a Hawks team they beat by 22 last game.

After needing overtime to take Game 3 of their Eastern Conference quarterfinal against the Hawks, the Boston Celtics routed Atlanta, 101-79, in Game 4 on Sunday.

The Boston Celtics cannot complain about the offensive production that point guard Rajon Rondo has provided on the court during the opening round of the 2012 NBA playoffs.