It's an important thing to note, especially since it's also very possible the Hawks want to trade Young while the Spurs don't want to acquire him. In that case, they'd move him to another team without the Spurs having that leverage play. Either way, though, given ATL's track record, I wouldn't assume any move they make will automatically discount the picks. There are win-now paths they can take, but those might well backfire. As I said above, my favorite scenario is possibly for the Spurs to find a way to use their position to get something good in a three-team deal for a club that wants Murray or Young. Most of the teams rumored to be interested have vet pieces they'd be likely to include that could help SA. I mentioned Middleton above, but Reaves and Claxton are possibilities too, as well as whatever a third team would move to absorb KAT.
The question I'm thinking about right now is this: Had the Spurs traded for Murray around the time the rumors were heating up, what would the team look like right now? I'm assuming for this that they trade some combination of Graham and McDermott, so the rest of the roster is mostly intact. Would the Spurs have won a substantial number of additional games? Would they be in disarray? Would Wemby be getting easier looks or fighting for touches? How would Vassell handle the compe ion for perimeter touches, and how would Jones and Wesley slot into the rotation? Would DJM have rediscovered his defense/rebounding, or would he be more concerned about accolades? Would the Hawks have tumbled past the Raptors, pushing them out of the top-6? Would the Spurs have let them back in by going on a winning streak? So many twists it could've taken.