Taurean Prince is the most interesting prospect on the Hawks. His three-point shooting has gotten better and he will continue to be a key piece of the Atlanta bench. He has proven to be a terrific defensive presence off the bench that fits perfectly into Mike Budenholzer’s philosophy. Thabo Sefolosha enters the final year of his contract. He is going to be a starter for the Hawks for years to come. The exciting part about Bazemore is there is still room for improvement. He proved to be a reliable three-point shooter, an improving slasher and a terrific defender last season. Kent Bazemore got rewarded with a $70 million dollar contract this offseason and he deserved it. Small Forwards: Kent Bazemore, Thabo Sefolosha, Taurean Prince However, with the amount of depth on the wing, it is going to be hard for Bembry to earn a lot of minutes without being a better shooter. He did not shoot terribly in summer league, which is promising. He will be a nice NBA player at some point, but he still needs a lot of improvement on his jump shot. He has athleticism, great vision and a high basketball IQ. can shoot a lot better than he did last year and he should be a nice scoring option off the bench for the Hawks. It took him a long time to get on the floor last year, but he finally earned a role. As for Tim Hardaway Jr., his role should increase this season. Hopefully, he returns to that level this season. It was not too long ago, I wanted Korver shooting every time he touched the ball.
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With Korver now having a full offseason to work on his shot and get healthy, he should be a much more efficient shooter this year. He missed an entire offseason and it clearly effected his shot. Part of that may have been due to the injury he suffered in the playoffs two years ago.
His 2014-2015 season was going to be hard to repeat, but Korver was no where near as efficient of a player last season. Kyle Korver is coming off a season where he saw a significant drop in both his scoring and shooting numbers. Shooting Guards: Kyle Korver, Tim Hardaway Jr., DeAndre Bembry
Schroder looks like he has the potential to be a real star in the league, and if he can pop, this unit could be even better than last year. We already know Schroder is good, but it is time to see how good. Both Jack and Delaney are capable backups, but the progression of Schroder is going to determine how good this unit can be. He shot over 40% from three and will likely be seeing a lot of action early in the season. Delaney was a star in Europe, averaging over 16 points and 5 assists a game. Coming off a significant knee injury, it might take a little while until Jack is at the top of his game again, but the Hawks also have a lot of faith in newly signed Malcolm Delaney. The signing of Jarret Jack was a terrific one because he really adds a veteran presence at the position but also is plenty capable of contributing. But Schroder brings loads of upside at the position, and by season’s end Schroder is going to have fans forgetting about Jeff Teague. The loss of Jeff Teague is going to be felt, especially early in the season. The 23-year old point guard has impressed in his first three seasons in the NBA, improving in all areas in each season. Point Guards: Dennis Schroder, Jarret Jack, Malcolm Delaney With the departure of Jeff Teague, Dennis Schroder is set to take the reigns as the starterĭennis Schroder now has the point guard position all to himself.
This number is likely to increase before the start of training camp, but lets take a look at the 17 players the Hawks currently have signed and what the 15-man roster is likely to look like heading into the regular season. With the addition of Matt Costello, the Atlanta Hawks currently have 17 players heading into training camp.
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