The Atlanta Hawks have one of the deepest rosters and best cores in the NBA. That isn’t breaking news, they’ve been getting praised all offseason for the work Travis Schlenk has been able to do in such a short time. Even the “criticisms” are littered with kudos. It really has left them with very few discernable weaknesses.
If anything, the Hawks biggest problem will be finding enough floor time for all of the talented players they have. It’s a good problem to have.
But they aren’t flawless and, after looking into their habit of starting slow last season, we decided to take a look at how they finished.