Report: Atlanta Hawks Coaching Villanova Guard Mark Armstrong | Arena

The NBA Draft Lottery is on the horizon and for many teams, they are already beginning their NBA Draft preparations. One of those teams is the Atlanta Hawks, who lost in the play-in tournament to the Chicago Bulls and will await lottery results for the first time since 2020. Atlanta is No. 10 in the pre- draft lottery with a 13.9% chance of placing in the top four of the draft and a 3% chance of landing the first overall pick.

The pre-draft process is accelerating, with teams taking players in for visits and according to Adam Zagoria on NJ.com, Atlanta drafted former Villanova guard Mark Armstrong on Monday.

Last season for the Wildcats, Armstrong averaged 8.4 PPG, 2.4 APG and 2.3 RPG. He shot 42% from the field and 28.2% from three. In the latest mock draft on ESPN.com, Armstrong was not included in either round of the draft.

I think it would be an undrafted free agent signing for the Hawks. If Atlanta only had one pick in the entire draft and even if they could come back and get a second rounder if they really wanted to take Armstrong, I think he would be an undrafted free agent player who could play with the Hawks in Summer League after draft.

For the Atlanta Hawks, they will be entering the NBA Draft Lottery for the first time since the 2020 NBA Draft, where they selected Onyeka Okongwu 6th overall. The Hawks have never won the NBA Draft Lottery and have only picked in the top four in the draft four times (2018, 2007, 2005, 2001). The only two drafts in which they moved up more than one spot in the projected lottery were in 2001 and 1985. The NBA Draft lottery hasn’t always been kind to the Atlanta Hawks, but they hope they can place in the top four of this draft. , even if it is not considered a strong project.

Here are the teams involved in this year’s NBA Draft Lottery, along with their chances of landing the No. 1 pick: