41-31, 5th of the Confrence Est.
Absolutely no one expected them at this level. After a mixed start to the season, the Hawks achieved a push allowing them to finish at the top of the ranking. For his first playoff match, Bring young (28.8 points and 9.5 assists in 16 campaign games) will score 32 points while assuming his leadership status. They will only make one mouthful for the New York Knicks in five games. In the second round, it was the Philadelphia Sixers, the East’s first record. Surrendering blow for blow, the outcome will be decided in 7 games. Despite a large series of Joel Embiid, Seth Curry and Tobia Harris, it is the collective of Georgie which will prevail. On the roof of the Eastern Conference now stand the froc Milwaukee Bucks. Author of 48 points in the first game against the future champions, Young will make the whole franchise hope that the finals are not so far away. However, the illusion will be short-lived and the well-established collective of Giannis Antetokounmpo will overcome the hawks in 6 games.
- Offseason movements
Arrives : Gorgui Deng, Delon Wright, Jalen Johnson, Sharife Cooper
Dparts : Kris Dunn, Tony Snell, Bruno Fernando
PG : Trae Young, Delon Wright, Lou Williams, Sharife Cooper
SG : Bogdan Bogdanovic, Kevin Huerter, Timothe Luwawu-Cabarrot
SF : De’Andre Hunter, Cam Reddish, Solomon Hill
PF : John Collins, Danilo Gallinari, Onyeka Okongwu, Jalen Johnson
C : Clint Capela, Gorgui Dieng, Jahlil Okafor
PG : Trae Young SG : Bogdan Bogdanovic SF : De’Andre Hunter PF : John Collins C : Clint Chapel
Franchise player from Atlanta, Young signed a gargantuan contract this summer and intends to take it on. Entering his fourth season 22 years old, he is the go-to-guy of this squad as old as him. Not All-Star last season, he will surely continue in his spear by scoring more than reason and by distributing plenty. More clumsy but more judicious in his three-point shots, he will nevertheless have to work on it. Bogdan Bogdanovic does everything and does it well. A skilful shooter, he also knows how to be present in other areas of the game. An essential asset, he forms a perfect backcourt with Young. De’Andre Hunter only played 23 games last season but has shown some promise. His third season, if he manages to stay healthy, should allow him to close more. John Collins will be back and will always go along well with Young. An ideal complement, it works perfectly as a right-hand man. Clint Chapel Was the best rebounder last season (14.3 picks). With also 2 blocks on average, it has been and will be an essential deterrent weapon. Adding that a little scoring, he will certainly occupy the place of starting pivot.
In addition to having a solid 5 major, Atlanta enjoys a very interesting bench depth. At the end of the day, Delon Wright will be Young’s back-up. Tooth defender and correct shot, it will do the trick in second rotation. We also find the scorer vtran Lou Williams who will always return his shots when necessary. Kevin Huerter and Cam Reddish are capable of both sides of the field and will be very useful second unit to keep the team in the match during the exit of the holders. The same for Danilo Gallinari, effective everywhere and who can be counted on. At last, Gorgui Dieng and Jalhil Okafor will take care of the dirty work under the circles.
- The player follow: bogdan bogdanovic
True Swiss Army Knife, the Serbian has so far made only one season in the Hawks jersey. Still young and with a flamboyant international palm tree, he will have to step-up this season as more regular. In the 2020-2021 fiscal year, he only started 27 games. This season, he will really have to establish his place as starter indisputable. Bringing his shoot but also his versatility, he will have to oil the gears as he knows so well.
La : After a run like this, the only thing you can do is take the same ones and start over to try and do better. That’s the goal here: all the important players are under contracts, the squad is young and talented and it’s all headed by a new coach in the person of Nate McMillan.
The depth of the workforce : As mentioned above, all positions are roughly doubled or even tripled by decent players. With a major 5 too injury-prone, it is rather reassuring.
The wounds : Recurring problem for all NBA teams of course, however here the average age is very low. To be so injured this young never bodes well for the rest of the careers of all these athletes. Without speaking of load-handling, it will be necessary to intelligently manage the ppins of each throughout the season.
Exit le ct underdog : Real surprise last season, the entire NBA is now warned. The defenses will tighten and the two grips on the 185cm leader will be light. It is up to the coach and the players to adapt and find new solutions in order to avoid being overwhelmed.
It looks like the Hawks are back at the top of the conference, or at least those are their aspirations. The top 5 alongside the other top names in the conference seems quite accessible. The elements are united to have a good regular season and why not make your way to the playoff.
47 wins and 35 losses.
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