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SI.com's Chris Mannix unveils his first mock draft and projects Duke center Mason Plumlee and 19-year old point guard Dennis Schroeder to the Atlanta Hawks.

But with the playoffs coming to an end and the offseason around the corner, every franchise hopes to improve before the 2013-14 season.

The Atlanta Hawks had a chance to get Jeff Teague locked down last offseason when his value wasn't as high.

With Josh Smith's contract coming off of the books, the Atlanta Hawks will have plenty of cap space to pursue free agents this offseason and take the next step in becoming an elite franchise in the NBA .

Will Harry the Hawk still be celebrating after a summer full of changes in Atlanta? With Ferry at the helm, there's a reason to believe so.

Not a bad weekend for the farm. In fact, it was a winning weekend and just a little more.

With the expiration of many high-paying contracts, the Atlanta Hawks will have plenty of cap space to pursue a solid free-agent market in the 2013 offseason.

Atlanta Hawks coach Larry Drew will interview for the Milwaukee Bucks vacant coaching position Monday, a league source confirmed Friday.

The Atlanta Hawks season can to an abrupt end when they were eliminated in the first round of the playoffs by the Indiana Pacers, immediately putting them in preparation for the off-season. Besides finding a replacement for Josh Smith and trying to keep Jeff Teague around, one of their other top priorities should be to retain shooter Kyle Korver .

If Dwight Howard and Chris Paul are returning to their respective corners of the Staples Center, Josh Smith could be the most desirable free agent on the market.

The Atlanta Hawks will be making some important decisions this summer regarding their roster as they try and rebuild for the future.

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The Atlanta Hawks are not an elite team as they are constructed now. If they want to become a member of the upper echelon of the NBA , they are going to have to make adjustments this offseason.

In the first installment of the Hawks Season in Review, we evaluate what was expected for each player and how they performed, we remember a highlight or moment, and we look into their future prospects with the Hawks.

After failing to sign an extension prior to the 2012-13 season, Sacramento Kings guard Tyreke Evans is slated for free agency this offseason.

The Atlanta Hawks were eliminated in the first round of the NBA Playoffs for the second straight year and now will be looking to make a ton of moves this off-season. The most obvious and noted move that the franchise will make will be to let Josh Smith walk as he becomes an unrestricted free agent this summer.

The Houston Rockets ' season is over, so it's time for general manager Daryl Morey to look towards the draft and free agency to improve his team for next season.

The talk of last offseason was star center Dwight Howard and his status with the Orlando Magic .

Danny Ainge's comments and actions seem to indicate that he'd like to find a way to trade Paul Pierce and move on with the next era of Celtics basketball.

The Atlanta Hawks will have a much different complexion next year than they did throughout the 2012-2013 NBA season.