As Jeff Teague departed and Dennis Schroder acquired the starting point guard role for the Hawks in the 2016 offseason, one key question presented itself.
Would Atlanta experience a bigger drop-off in production from the hole left by Teague in the starting lineup, or the hole left by Schroder on the bench?
The answer seemed to become the backup point guard position — mainly due to a disturbingly quiet offseason in which the Hawks backcourt moves were signing an injured Jarrett Jack and a 27-year old who had never played a minute in the NBA.