The Hawks are coming off a disappointing 2021-22 season in which they reached the Eastern Conference play-in game defeating the Cleveland Cavaliers, but ultimately were handled in the first round of the playoffs losing to the Heat in five games.<\/p>\n
After pushing the Bucks to a six-game series in the Eastern Conference Finals in the 2020-21 season, can the Hawks get back to the upper tier of the conference or will they flirt with the play-in level once again?<\/p>\n
Griffin Gets His Feet Wet<\/h3>\n
The only rookie that will be joining the Hawks’ opening night roster will be former Duke forward AJ Griffin. He\u2019ll likely be playing behind forwards De\u2019Andre Hunter and Bogdan Bogdanovic to start the season.<\/p>\n
Griffin didn\u2019t play in the team\u2019s summer league games due to a foot injury. but reports are he\u2019s been at full strength in practice and will be ready to go come opening night. He averaged over 10 points per game while shooting 44% from three-point range and 49% overall from the field during his one season at Duke.<\/p>\n
Atlanta Hawks’ Acquisitions<\/h3>\n
It\u2019s been a while, so you may have forgotten the Hawks made a splash early in the summer by acquiring former Spurs guard Dejounte Murray who will join Trae Young in the backcourt in what figures to be one of the league\u2019s best one-two punches heading into the season.<\/p>\n
Murray drives the lane without fear and will open up the court for Young to get open three-point shots off. The Hawks had to give up a lot of future draft capital in this trade, though, which includes three first round picks and a first round pick swap.<\/p>\n
The team also gave up Danilo Gallinari, who didn\u2019t live up to the hype the Hawks thought when bringing him in. The team also signed guard Aaron Holiday and center Frank Kaminsky in free agency.<\/p>\n
Atlanta Hawks 2022-23 Season Outlook<\/h3>\n
Young and the Hawks should be taking the regular season more seriously this time around so they don\u2019t end up in the play-in round again.<\/p>\n
John Collins and Clint Capela remain on the team, making this a scary matchup if you\u2019re an opposing team. If Young and Murray can click right out of the gate, this team could easily secure a top-5 seed heading into the playoffs.<\/p>\n
Atlanta Hawks Projected Starting Five<\/h3>\n
PG: Trae Young
\nSG: DeJounte Murray
\nSF: De’Andre Hunter
\nPF: John Collins
\nC: Clint Capela
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Atlanta Hawks’ Season Preview<\/h3>\n
How will the addition of Dejounte Murray help Trae Young in the Hawks backcourt? Jay Money, Rob Veno and Skee Profit share their thoughts on the 2022-23 Atlanta Hawks and how bettors should approach them this season.<\/p>\n
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