Hawks Front Court and Back Court Rankings

[JayBirdHawk]

Front Court:

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25. Atlanta Hawks: Taurean Prince, John Collins, Dewayne Dedmon (14.67)

2017-18 results together: minus-8.6 net rating in 526 minutes

Though these three players might not have jelled during their first year together, the individual talents are enough to provide some hope for the rebuilding Atlanta Hawks. And though Dewayne Dedmon's shooting ability and defensive instincts make him an intriguing veteran, we're going to intentionally overlook him here because he isn't a part of the long-term core. 

During the second half of the 2017-18 season, Taurean Prince exploded. Taking over as arguably the Hawks' most effective player, he averaged an impressive 19.0 points, 4.9 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 0.5 blocks while shooting 44.3 percent from the field, 41.2 percent from downtown and 89.2 percent from the stripe. Meanwhile, John Collins averaged 15.7 points, 10.9 rebounds and 1.6 swats per 36 minutes while connecting on 57.6 percent of his field-goal attempts.

Even after looking past the rising sophomore's penchant for thunderous slams and eye-popping feats of athleticism, only six qualified players matched those per-minute numbers in 2017-18: Clint Capela (the lone one to exceed his field-goal percentage), Anthony Davis, Andre Drummond, Joel Embiid, Dwight Howard and Jusuf Nurkic

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2797238-nba-metrics-101-ranking-every-starting-frontcourt-for-2018-19-season#slide0

 

Back Court:

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27. Atlanta Hawks: Trae Young and Kent Bazemore (8.7)

2017-18 results together: N/A

Jeremy Lin could earn the initial starting nod for the Atlanta Hawks, which would push their score to 8.85 and keep them in the No. 27 rung on the backcourt ladder.

But Trae Young is significantly more likely to win the job than Sexton is for the Cavaliers because of the more advanced nature of his skill set, Lin's need to bounce back from an injury-ruined season and the Hawks' status as unquestioned rebuilders, whereas the Cavs are presumably competing for a playoff spot under the supervision of incumbent All-Star Kevin Love. 

Alongside Kent Bazemore, who's now an underrated and properly paid presence after adjoining his defensive prowess with confidence as a spot-up marksman, Young will surely endure his fair share of struggles. Space won't be as easy to come as it was in college at Oklahoma, and we've already seen him go through cold stretches during summer league. Defense is also going to be...problematic. 

But what do the Hawks have to lose? Other than more games, of course.

https://bleacherreport.com/articles/2795733-nba-metrics-101-ranking-every-starting-backcourt-for-2018-19-season#slide1

 

Some of these make me say......mmmmmmm??

[capstone21]

very fair rating