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The results are in: Readers grade Hawks draft

FILE - Washington State's Mouhamed Gueye (35) dunks against Washington center Braxton Meah during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game March 2, 2023, in Seattle. The Atlanta Hawks have confirmed an agreement to acquire the draft rights to Gueye from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a future second-round pick. The Celtics drafted Gueye with the No. 39 overall pick of the NBA draft Thursday, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

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FILE - Washington State's Mouhamed Gueye (35) dunks against Washington center Braxton Meah during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game March 2, 2023, in Seattle. The Atlanta Hawks have confirmed an agreement to acquire the draft rights to Gueye from the Boston Celtics in exchange for a future second-round pick. The Celtics drafted Gueye with the No. 39 overall pick of the NBA draft Thursday, June 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Stephen Brashear, File)

By AJC Sports

June 25, 2023

The Hawks made two selections and a trade in the 2023 NBA Draft. They selected Kobe Bufkin from the University of Michigan with the 15th overall pick and Seth Lundy from Penn State with the 46th pick. They have agreed in principle to acquire the rights to Mouhamed Gueye (selected 39th) from the Celtics in a trade to be finalized at a later date.

How did the Hawks do in the draft? Well, time will tell.

In the meantime, in an online poll posted following the draft, more than half of respondents graded the draft as average of just above average. Less than 10% graded the draft an A.

Here are the results as of Sunday.

C – 34.07%

B – 29.34%

D – 14.51%

F – 12.93%

A – 9.15%

If you want to register your grade, the poll is still available at ajc.com.

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