7 Quotes From Travis Schlenk Worth Reading

The Hawks' GM addressed the media Tuesday about the season, the looming trade deadline and the future.

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On the team competing each night:

First off, I am very proud of the way our guys have continued to fight and improved and our coaching staff keeping the guys ready every night.”

On progression:

What I think you have seen over the last couple months is growth in our players, and we have been playing better basketball. If you remember our preseason press conference, that is what we wanted to see and we are seeing, so we are happy with that."

On the trade market this year:

I think more on a macro level this year, there are a lot more sellers than there are buyers. Some of the opportunities you’ve seen in the past aren’t there right now."

On his approach to the deadline:

We are going to look at all the different opportunities out there that might be consistent with our goals: which might increase our flexibility, which might mean we look at getting a young player in a deal, (or) we might get a draft asset.”

On "needing" to make a move at the deadline:

We have five first round drafts picks over the next few years. We are in great shape. So, we don’t feel pressured to go out there and do that."

On "tanking":

We are not tanking. We are winning games. Over the last couple months we have been playing .500 basketball, and we are happy about that. Coach Bud, the rest of our coaching staff, and our players are going out there trying to win."

On the future:

We are investing in the future. We are going to develop the young players we have. We are going to continue to develop young assets or young players as we get them in the draft. We are going to look to accumulate more assets."

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