How good are the Atlanta Hawks? Did they get higher this offseason? The place do you anticipate them to complete within the Japanese Convention?

Added: Dejounte Murray, Maurice Harkless, Justin Vacation, Frank Kaminsky, Aaron Vacation, A.J. Griffin

Misplaced: Danilo Gallinari, Kevin Huerter, Delon Wright, Kevin Knox, Gorgui Dieng

Bobby Manning

It’s arduous to not love including Dejounte Murray for draft picks and Danilo Gallinari. I’m curious how Trae Younger will adapt to much less ball time after being essentially the most ball-dominant participant within the league in latest seasons. His father and others who noticed him earlier than his NBA profession have lauded his off-ball talents. I’ll have to see it. It’s unusual to see John Collins again after the commerce rumors of the previous few years. He was reportedly accomplished with Atlanta. Now he’s again and coming off a down season. Onyeka Okongwu and De’Andre Hunter are glorious younger gamers and the inspiration of a extra defensive roster into the longer term. They’ll be higher this 12 months, perhaps even above the play-in line, however a few of Derrick White’s inconsistencies in Boston have me questioning how a lot Murray’s rise was a product of nice Spurs teaching.

Invoice Sy

Vegas has them pegged at 46.5 wins. I determine that’s about proper. Dejounte Murray is a big addition as a do-it-all level guard, however that additionally means the ball in Trae Younger’s fingers much less. I’d be shocked in the event that they had been internet hosting a play-in sport in April.

Daniel Poarch

Every part comes right down to the Dejounte Murray match. As an enormous, versatile guard with defensive chops, there’s potential for him to thrive as a co-star alongside Trae Younger, masking up for the deficiencies in Younger’s sport. That mentioned, the 2 guards are going to need to be taught to coexist if that is going to work, as neither might be fairly as ball-dominant as they’ve turn into accustomed to over the previous few seasons. Total, I nonetheless really feel just like the Hawks are one transfer away from being an actual menace, however as-is, this crew must be solidly superb, and land someplace in the course of the Japanese Convention playoff image.

Adam Spinella

I’m begging Nate McMillan to play Trae Younger off-ball a bit extra. They’ve a authentic All-Star guard in Dejounte Murray subsequent to him, and sufficient bigs on the crew to functionally set off-ball screens whereas Trae whizzes across the ground. They misplaced a bit little bit of depth, however their top-6 is actually good and playoff-caliber. They’ll end someplace between 6 and 9 within the East and sure win 45 video games, which is an excellent consequence, even when not a significant enchancment over final 12 months.

Jack Simone

The Hawks completely acquired higher this offseason. Dejounte Murray is a superb co-star for Trae Younger, in my view, and he positively elevates their protection. The John Collins scenario is a bit bizarre, however is seems to be like he’s going to be on the roster once more (regardless of being in commerce rumors for the previous two summers). Regardless, they need to be combating for the sixth seed, however the East could be very robust.

Neil Iyer

The one method Atlanta will get a top-6 seed is that if De’Andre Hunter makes an all-star caliber leap and Trey Younger commits to taking part in off-ball. In any other case, I don’t see this crew making a lot noise, and their 2021 Japanese Convention Finals run will more and more appear to be a fluke. Trey is excellent and doesn’t get sufficient credit score for being the unstoppable offensive drive he’s. However he doesn’t appear to make others higher, and I believe Dejounte Murray – who thrived final 12 months taking part in with the ball – could have a tricky time replicating his breakout 2021-2022 season. He’s not a spot up shooter, and can he actually need to compete on protection after regularly watching Trey jack up 30-footers? It’ll look like a foul commerce by January, and so they might attempt to recoup draft capital by shifting John Collins.