After a runaway division win in 2014-2015, the Atlanta Hawks are, once again, projected to take home the Southeast Division crown at this point in the season.
It's still early.
That is a familiar refrain as the calendar turns to December and, frankly, it is quite early in the NBA season to be making sweeping statements. However, the good folks at NumberFire has weighed in with statistical projections for the remainder of the 2015-2016 campaign, and the Atlanta Hawks are seen as the favorites to repeat as Southeast Division champions.
At the time of this post, the Hawks actually trail the Miami Heat by percentage points, with Atlanta holding a 12-8 mark against a 10-6 record for the Heat.