NBA mock draft: Hawks soar for Sarr in post-lottery landscape

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NBA mock draft: Hawks soar for Sarr in post-lottery landscape

ImageDepending on who you ask, the draft lottery format can either amount to a surprising blessing or a fateful stroke of bad fortune.For the Atlanta Hawks - who had only a 3% chance at securing the No. 1 pick - Monday's 2024 NBA Draft Lottery offered an unlikely opportunity. For the Detroit Pistons - who, despite finishing with the league's worst record for a third successive season, again missed out on top billing - it was anything but.With the order of the 14 lottery picks and the remaining field now established ahead of the two-day draft scheduled to start on June 26, here's a look at how things could shake out in consideration of team-specific needs:!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;rAtlanta's Trae Young-led core has clearly plateaued in recent years, and the backcourt pairing with Dejounte Murray failed miserably. Though Young is an offensive dynamo with deep range and elite passing skills, his lack of size defensively puts the rest of the team at a disadvantage. That's where Sarr comes in.Sarr has the rare combination of elite length (7-foot-1 with a 7-foot-4 wingspan) and above-average mobility for a center. Sarr's ability to clean up for Young's defensive mistakes as a rim-protector while also being able to handle switches onto smaller ball-handlers allows for more versatility on that end than with Clint Capela. If Sarr's perimeter jumper continues to grow, he could serve a role similar to Jaren Jackson Jr. on the Memphis Grizzlies as the perfect complement to a high-usage point guard.!function(){"use strict";window.addEventListener("message",(function(a){if(void 0!==a.data["datawrapper-height"]){var e=document.querySelectorAll("iframe");for(var t in a.data["datawrapper-height"])for(var r=0;rOne pick won't fill all of the holes on the Wizards' roster, but taking Clingan would address multi

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