With the majority of their cap space all used up and the Room Exception gone for backup center Alex Len, the Atlanta Hawks were down to minimum contracts and their final Two-Way spot to fill out the roster. That second Two-Way spot (Jaylen Adams occupies the first one) was filled by former Philadelphia 76er and Indiana Pacer Alex Poythress, a burgeoning athletic wing with legitimate small forward size, an area that was sorely lacking on the 2017-18 roster. With the signing of Poythress and the acquisition of Justin Anderson, the Hawks will now go into the season with three players all capable of defending the biggest wings in the league and will be able to play small more credibly, something with which they struggled last year, both due to Prince being the only true small forward on the roster and former head coach Mike Budenholzer’s steadfast refusal to compromise his team’s already-porous defense by taking another big man off the floor.
Alex Poythress adds another small forward to Atlanta Hawks rotation
