After mostly remaining silent throughout the opening salvos of free agency, the Atlanta Hawks made their first full signing on Monday, opting to sign Jabari Parker to a reported two-year pact worth $13 million. He joins incumbent starter John Collins and newly-acquired backup Evan Turner among the team’s power forward ranks, though how exactly Turner will be deployed will change depending on which end of the court is being discussed. Parker’s presence will certainly complicate things for the Hawks, both from a lineup construction and playing time perspective.
Parker will step into a bench role as he continues to rehab his value after suffering a pair of knee injuries that completely derailed the early part of his career.