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2022-2023:

  • 41-41; 8th in Eastern Conference
  • 7th of 30 in Offensive Rating
  • 22nd of 30 in Defensive Rating
  • 18th of 30 in Net Rating (+0.3)

2023-2024 FanDuel Wins Over/Under: 42.5

Drafted/Rookies:

  • Kobe Bufkin
  • Seth Lundy
  • Mouhamed Gueye (acquired via trade w/BOS)

Signings/Acquisitions:

  • Signed Dejounte Murray to a 4-year $114.07 extension
  • Acquired Patty Mills via trade w/OKC
  • Signed Wesley Matthews to a 1-year $3.2 mil contract
  • Signed Onyeka Okongwu to a 4-year $61.98 mil rookie extension

Players lost:

  • John Collins
  • Aaron Holiday
  • Donovan Williams
Player Position Salary* GP** MPG PPG RPG APG Blocks Steals FG% 3P% VORP TS%
Trae Young PG $40.06 73 34.8 26.2 3 10.2 .1 1.1 .429 .335 3.4 .573
Clint Capela C $20.62 65 26.5 12 11 .9 1.2 .7 .653 .000 1.8 .656
De’Andre Hunter SF $20.09 67 31.7 15.4 4.2 1.4 .3 .5 .461 .350 -0.7 .563
Bogdan Bogdanovic SG $18.7 54 27.9 14 3.1 2.8 .3 .8 .447 .406 .9 .586
Dejounte Murray PG $17.71 74 36.4 20.5 5.3 6.1 .3 1.5 .464 .344 2.1 .540
Onyeka Okongwu C $8.12 80 23.1 9.9 7.2 1 1.3 .7 .638 .308 1.3 .678
Patty Mills PG $6.80 40 14.2 6.2 1.1 1.4 .1 .4 .411 .366 -0.2 .554
Saddiq Bey SF $4.56 77 27.6 13.8 4.7 1.5 .2 .9 .422 .361 .9 .564
Kobe Bufkin PG $4.09 - - - - - - - - - - -
A.J. Griffin SF $3.71 72 19.5 8.9 2.1 1 .2 .6 .465 .390 .4 .577
Jalen Johnson SF $2.93 70 14.9 5.6 4 1.2 .5 .5 .491 .288 .6 .554
Bruno Fernando C $2.58 39 10.4 3.9 3.5 .8 .9 .2 .527 .000 0 .571
Wesley Matthews SG $3.20 52 15.8 3.4 2.2 .7 .3 .4 .363 .315 -0.1 .519
Garrison Matthews SG $2 54 12.7 4.8 1.4 .5 .1 .4 .363 .350 -0.1 .573
Mouhamed Gueye PF $1.12 - - - - - - - - - - -
  • Salary info from Spotrac (in millions)
  • Vordeo@fediverser.communick.devBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I think they’ll be better than people expect in the regular season.

    There’s certainly talent on the roster, and Quin Snyder is a very good coach. Snyder’s system isn’t easy to learn (even a vet like Mike Conley had trouble adjusting), but it’s very good once the players learn / get used to it, and hopefully they’ll have used the offseason to do that.

    That said, while I expect them to be solid in the regular season, Snyder has had issues w/ adjustments in the playoffs, and that’ll be the real test. Maybe that star backcourt can carry, or maybe Snyder has grown as a coach? IDK but it’ll be interesting to follow.

  • nikop@fediverser.communick.devBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    I feel like I’m the only person who actually liked John Collins and thought he was a good player. If teams are just giving him away I’d like to see him on the Nuggets playing the AG role and backup 5.

  • RVAIsTheGreatest@fediverser.communick.devBEnglish
    1·
    1 year ago

    Gonna be a very interesting season indeed in Atlanta. How much of an impact does moving Collins out in favor of Bey/Johnson make to the Hawks offense? Can Bey keep up his performance from last season with Atlanta post-trade? What kind of leaps will Johnson/Griffin/Okongwu make?

    It looks like based on preseason, Trae will be the backup PG. Last season it was DeJounte. DeJounte would exit games earlier in the first/third quarters and return with the bench. The Hawks struggled in those minutes. Trae now seems to be sticking throughout the first quarter with the bench and the Hawks should be improved in those minutes this season.

    Can Trae get his shooting back to his norm? That’s gonna be a big one. If so, he could be looking at a career best season. Hawks ended up like 7th on offense last season and with a boost in their 3 point rate that number could rise.

    Hawks are a solid team, I think Trae+DeJounte and their chemsitry will be better with a year of integration. They’re solid, but I think their ceiling is low. I don’t really buy them as a noise maker. How much of a leap Hunter can make and how much of a leap their young players make to me will determine their outcome this season. They can be a top 6 team or they can be a team in the 8-10 range. I think they will be good enough offensively and have good enough coaching not to fall out of the play-in.

    • Nexecs@fediverser.communick.devBEnglish
      1·
      1 year ago

      I’m still mad we fumbled Pascal. Kobe is okay for a rookie but in the long run I don’t think he will be worth it. Not because of his skill but because we already have too many guards and could use more rebounding, especially if the guy is Capela with the ability to score efficiently.

      • RVAIsTheGreatest@fediverser.communick.devBEnglish
        1·
        1 year ago

        I don’t disagree. A future 6th man (Bufkin has starter upside for sure but on this team he’s blocked from ever realistically reaching that) is not really what the Hawks needed at this time. But I don’t hate them going best talent available and just figuring things out from there.

        Guard depth was pretty bad last season though so he will help in that regard.