When the Atlanta Hawks acquired Dyson Daniels to be their starting ‘2’ guard over the summer, they knew that there would be some inherent risk involved in asking a 21-year-old with a shaky jump shot, who had averaged just 20 minutes a game off the bench in his first two NBA seasons, to step into such a significant role for a team who will consider anything less than a first round playoff appearance a disappointment this season.
Daniels was being asked to replace Dejounte Murray, Atlanta’s second-leading scorer from last season, but with career ‘per 36 minute’ averages of 8.