Walter Tavares rode the D-League train exclusively during his rookie season but can he make an impact for the Hawks in 2017?
Hawks rookie center Walter "Edy" Tavares spent most of the 2016 season looking on from the bench or in the D-League but showed that he could eventually play a part in Atlanta.
Tavares appeared in just 11 games for the Hawks with most coming early in the season. He saw extended playing time through a variety of stints in the D-League mostly with the Austin Spurs. There he showed some of the upside that the Hawks were looking for averaging 9.