Paul Newberry | The Associated Press
July 4, 2021 11:46 PM
John Collins celebrates with Trae Young
ATLANTA (AP) As the final seconds ticked off on a season that lasted far longer than anyone expected, the crowd rose to its feet to salute the home team.
The Atlanta Hawks sure earned the cheers.
Making an improbable turnaround from what looked like another lost year, the Hawks earned a spot in the playoffs for the first time since 2017, knocked off the top-seeded team in the East, and made it all the way to the conference finals.
The Cinderella run finally ended Saturday night with a 118-107 loss to the Milwaukee Bucks, who won the series 4-2 and advanced to the NBA Finals to take on the Phoenix Suns.
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This version we saw of Reddish simply raises the ceiling for this Hawks team because we saw what De’Andre Hunter can bring when healthy. If Reddish can also be a lengthy wing who can create his own shot, shoot with accuracy (which has been an issue in the regular season), handle the ball and defend like hell on the other end, the Hawks will have one of the most fascinating backcourts in the NBA, with Young at the center of everything.
That doesn’t even include guys like Bogdan Bogdanovic and Kevin Huerter, two critical players who were important in the Hawks getting to this point. Young is extension eligible this offseason, and it’s fully expected he will sign a max deal once the window opens, but Huerter also made himself significant money this season, too. There’s no doubt he was disappointing in the final two games, but his body of work was impressive. He’s a 6-foot-7 wing who can pass, dribble and shoot, the three qualities Schlenk loves the most. There were questions