The Atlanta Hawks face a very important season in the future of the project after reaching the Conference Finals last year. Owner Tony Ressler has invested heavily in maintaining the core of the team and making the Hawks an attractive project for free agents.
The bulk of the work over the summer consisted of closing renovations for Trae Young, John Collins, Clint Capela and Kevin Huerter, with new additions limited to medianías like Gorgui Dieng and Delon Wright.
However, the top star of the team, Trae Young, has pointed out that the best signings of the season include two players already in the dressing room: De’Andre Hunter and Cam Reddish. Injuries significantly affected their 2020-21 campaign, limiting themselves to a total of 49 games played jointly.
“We didn’t have them for most of the playoffs,” Young said. journalist Marc Stein. «Not having ‘Dre [Hunter] in the last two series he made things a lot more difficult for everyone. And Cam [Reddish] He was only able to play the last two games. Those two guys are key for us. Keeping them healthy is going to be important. “
Hunter was unable to play the last Hawks game due to illness not related to COVID-19, while Reddish has started the season at a great level coming off the bench: averaging 18.7 points and 4.3 rebounds at 25.3 minutes.
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