Hawks general manager Rick Sund doesn't believe that the NBA Draft is overly helpful to playoff-caliber teams.

"Generally if you're a playoff caliber club, whoever you get in that draft pick isn't going to play because it's tough to beat any of your 8 man rotation," Sund told 790 The Zone.

Atlanta, however, does have a number of players on their roster that could leave via free agency.

"It's going to be very difficult to say, 'What are we looking for that we need?' We really need the growth from within. Here's the point - I can build a case and sit here today and say, 'We should get a center because we don't know the status of Zaza.' We can say, 'Hey, let's get a forward because we might lose Marvin we can say, 'What if Flip goes and we need a scorer off the bench and what if Bibby goes?' You can build a case for any of these, which leads me to think we really should get the best player."

The Hawks have the 19th overall pick.