DeAndre’ Bembry was, at least in some ways, the forgotten man for the Atlanta Hawks during the 2016-2017 season. The No. 21 overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft failed to crack the rotation for the majority of his rookie campaign and, frankly, that wasn’t a shock given that the team was focused on making the playoffs with veterans like Kent Bazemore, Thabo Sefolosha, Kyle Korver and Tim Hardaway Jr. slotted ahead of Bembry in the pecking order.
However, the emergence of fellow 2016 first-round selection Taurean Prince down the stretch and into the playoffs pushed Bembry aside further in the minds of many observers.