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For the purpose of this article, we’ll use just that measurement, a roster’s average age weighted by minutes played for each player. However, when correlating age and on-court performance, taking the roster’s average age and weighting it by minutes played is more precise. The measuring stickĪ typical measurement of an NBA roster’s age tends to be the average age of the players on the roster. With the roster shift towards younger players, its fair to ask just how young the Hawks will actually be this season. During Budenholzer’s tenure, the Hawks have typically deployed one of the more veteran NBA rosters. Second-year players Taurean Prince and DeAndre Bembry, as well as rookie John Collins, are expected to be key cogs in Coach Mike Budenholzer’s rotation. The departure of veterans Paul Millsap, Dwight Howard, Thabo Sefolosha and others point to an upcoming season when younger players are expected to carry a much heavier workload than the Hawks have relied on in recent seasons. The defense falls off without Carroll and Atlanta has to fight to finish with a top four seed in the East.It is no secret that the 2017 summer has been one of major roster transition for the Atlanta Hawks. WORST CASE: The shooting falloff that plagued the second half of their season become the new normal and the Hawks just aren't the same team we marveled at early last year. They cruise through the regular season and are a true contender to come out of the East over the Cavaliers. PREDICTIONSīEST CASE: After an offseason, the Hawks are recharged and look like the team that won 43 games before the All-Star break, including a perfect January.

2000 ATLANTA HAWKS ROSTER FULL

Read the full Peachtree Hoops preview here. 2016 will be his third under Mike Budenholzer and he and his teammates should have a firm grasp of the offensive system.Ī comfortable Al Horford could be a really good Al Horford. He is also over a year removed from the pectoral injury that cut his 2014 season short. He took the summer off from international competition to fully train focus on the upcoming season. First, he is entering the final year of his contract and will be in line for a huge payday next summer. Still there are several reasons to think that we may see a career year from Horford. He is the closest thing to an elite player that Atlanta has on its roster.

THE KEY QUESTION Does Al Horford have another level he can go to raise the Hawks higher?Īl Horford does so many good things for the Atlanta Hawks that simply don't show up in the boxscore. They then held on to Millsap despite a big offer from the Orlando Magic, but since that contract was so rich, they were forced to watch Carroll go to the Raptors. They picked up Splitter in a salary dump that allowed the San Antonio Spurs to clear room for LaMarcus Aldridge, then signed Tavares. 19 pick, to the New York Knicks in exchange for Hardaway Jr. OUT: DeMarre Carroll, Pero Antic, John Jenkins, Elton BrandĪtlanta traded the draft rights of Jerian Grant, the No. IN: Tim Hardaway Jr., Tiago Splitter, Justin Holiday, Walter Tavares PLAYOFFS: Lost 4-1 to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference FinalsĭEFENSIVE EFFICIENCY: 100.7 (7th) ROSTER No.Īssistant coaches: Kenny Atkinson, Darvin Ham, Taylor Jenkins, Charles Lee, Neven Spahija, Ben Sullivan OFFSEASON CHANGES RECORD: 60-22 (First in Eastern Conference) A major part of Atlanta's season will depend on whether its younger players can step into the larger roles that have been carved out.

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They'll face more decisions next summer with Al Horford hitting free agency. While DeMarre Carroll departed to the Toronto Raptors during the offseason, the Hawks kept most of the rest of the team together while adding center Tiago Splitter in a trade. Headed into the 2015-16 season, the team really is a question of which half will show up. There was the deadly, hyper-efficient shooting squad that dominated the NBA for more than three months, including a 17-0 January, and then there was the post-All Star break Hawks that were just a little slower and didn't make quite as many open looks.Ītlanta still had a successful year, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals, but it failed to give the Cleveland Cavaliers the contest many had hoped when watching them dominate the NBA in December and January.

It's usually a cliche, but you really can split last year's Atlanta Hawks into two distinct teams.

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