The Atlanta Hawks have reportedly zeroed in on former Utah Jazz coach Quin Snyder. Two days after firing coach Nate McMillan, the Hawks try to rent Snyder and have begun “formal discussions” with him, based on The Athletic’s Shams Charania.
From The Athletic:
The Hawks and Snyder had a digital assembly on Wednesday, sources mentioned. Snyder was believed to be overseas as of Wednesday, and the perimeters are engaged on a possible in-person assembly within the very close to future, sources added. Along with Snyder, the Hawks have an inventory of head teaching candidates corresponding to Milwaukee Bucks assistant Charles Lee, Sacramento Kings assistant Jordi Fernandez, Golden State Warriors assistant Kenny Atkinson, San Antonio Spurs assistant Mitch Johnson and G League South Bay’s Miles Simon. Among the pool of candidates, it is believed that the Hawks have centered on Snyder.
There has been mutual curiosity between the Hawks and Snyder, sources mentioned. At 29-30 and in eighth place within the Eastern Conference standings, the Hawks consider the time is correct to maneuver shortly on their coach of the long run, if attainable, and consider in Snyder’s means to reinforce their tradition on and off the ground.
In 2013-14, the season earlier than the Jazz employed him, Snyder was on Mike Budenholzer’s teaching workers in Atlanta, as was Atkinson. Lee joined Budenholzer’s workers the subsequent season after which adopted Budenholzer to Milwaukee.
Snyder was an apparent candidate for this job due to his observe file in Utah. The Jazz had gained 25 video games the season earlier than he arrived, and through his tenure they turned one of many Western Conference’s prime groups, with an offense that was constructed on “benefit basketball” and advanced when the entrance workplace added extra firepower.
The Hawks are 29-30 and eighth within the Eastern Conference, a half-game forward of the ninth-place Washington Wizards. They rank sixteenth in offense, twenty first in protection and twenty third in level differential, all of which is disappointing after buying and selling three first-round picks and a decide swap for Dejounte Murray final offseason.
At a press convention on Wednesday, Atlanta common supervisor Landry Fields mentioned that Snyder is “any individual that we are going to contemplate, for positive,” including that he feels comfy mentioning Snyder’s identify — and never the opposite candidates’ names — as a result of he is not employed by one other crew.
In the identical press convention, Fields mentioned that there had been “slippage” this season. Last 12 months, the Hawks had the second-best offense within the league and, though they did not take a ton of 3s, just one crew shot them extra precisely. This season, after dumping Kevin Huerter for a protected first-round decide, just one crew has shot 3s much less regularly, and Atlanta ranks twenty fifth in 3-point accuracy, based on Cleaning The Glass, which eliminates rubbish time and heaves.
Fields changed Travis Schlenk because the Hawks’ lead government in December. He made his first vital strikes on the commerce deadline, buying ahead Saddiq Bey from the Detroit Pistons and massive man Bruno Fernando and sharpshooter Garrison Mathews from the Houston Rockets in trade for a complete of 4 second-round picks.
If Snyder is the primary teaching rent of the Fields period, he’ll even be the third coach of the Trae Young period. Schlenk employed Lloyd Pierce earlier than the 2018-19 season, Young’s rookie 12 months, and changed him with McMillan throughout the 2020-21 season.
Atlanta’s first recreation after the All-Star break is on Friday at dwelling towards the Cleveland Cavaliers. Unless the rent is made official earlier than then, interim coach Joe Prunty will likely be on the helm.
