ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) - In a year where the NBA’s Eastern Conference is wide open, the Atlanta Hawks are ready to balance the patience necessary for a young roster and the urgency necessary to win now.

“We can be patient and still be urgent,” said Quin Snyder, Atlanta’s head coach. “You have a new group who happens to be the third-youngest team in the league. Reconciling that with wanting to be really good today, I think you can be both.”

On paper, this Hawks squad is much improved from a year ago. The addition of Luke Kennard in free agency and Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Kristaps Porzingis in trades will make Atlanta a legitimate threat in the East. But the games played on the hardwood and the Hawks are preaching cautious optimism from the top down as a one of the youngest

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