http://atlantahawks.blog.ajc.com/2017/09/22/hawks-gm-travis-schlenk-q-and-a-we-are-going-to-be-competitive/
We are going to be competitive and play hard every night and are looking for growth can be translated into we are going to suck, but we want say we are going to be competitive so this doesn't look like an intentional tank job.
I'd have a higher opinion of this guy if he would just quit bullshitting around and state the obvious. This team is going to suck, and it will suck for
Sure. I'd love to get Doncic, but I'm not willing to bottom out at the slim chance that he's the player I can get. After bottoming out, if the Hawks miss out on Doncic and ends up with an overhyped Porter or Bagley, then the tanking is all for naught.