In advance of the 2018-2019 NBA season, the Peachtree Hoops crew will preview each player on the current roster. The second profile focuses on two-way forward Alex Poythress.
One of the many things that plagued the 2017-18 Atlanta Hawks was a lack of true small forwards. While there were a handful of smaller players who masqueraded as small forwards throughout the year, only Taurean Prince had the combination of size and athleticism necessary to compete with some of the biggest wings in the league.
One of the myriad of goals for general manager Travis Schlenk this offseason was to remedy the dependence on Prince, who started all 82 games and tallied nearly 2500 minutes in his sophomore season.