For the Hawks, the primary goal was to completely tank, which is why they traded away Marion, a player who could potentially change their plans.
Last season, it was Michael Jordan and Pippen who forcibly dragged the team into the playoffs, disrupting all their plans and causing the Hawks' shareholder group to miss out on Atlanta's local talent, Dwight Howard.
They won't allow similar incidents to happen again.
To this point, the legacy of the Hawks Dynasty has essentially been squandered.
In the eyes of the Hawks' shareholder group, the blame lies squarely on LeBron James; it's all controlled by LeBron!
If he weren't so ineffective, a 41-year-old Michael would never have made it to the playoffs.
The Hawks can't control others, so they can only choose to control themselves. They need a complete reconstruction to remedy this mistake.
