Note: [All statistics are accurate as of 3/2/25]
When the Atlanta Hawks acquired Dyson Daniels from the New Orleans Pelicans last July, his arrival was met with a mixture of hopeful intrigue and subdued enthusiasm by Hawks’ faithful.
For a fanbase that had seen their squad display worrying signs of regression ever since a Eastern Conference Finals run four years ago and a season coming off a season where they finished 10 games below .500 that ranked in the bottom-half of the league in both offensive and defensive rating, the path ahead seemed bleak.
The Hawks gave up three of their own first-round picks (as well as another protected first-rounder via Charlotte) to bring Dejounte Murray into the fold in the summer of 2022 to (purportedly) shore up their perimeter defense and help bolster the second unit’s offense.