Find out where the Atlanta Hawks are slotted in this season's first power rankings roundup.
It's time Hawks fans, the season is back and we have our first power rankings roundup of the new season. First on our list is John Schumann of NBA.com who slots the Hawks at No. 8.
Eleven of the Hawks' first 14 games are against teams that finished below .500 last season, which should give Mike Budenholzer some leeway in figuring out what combinations work best on either end of the floor. Kent Bazemore will start, but Bud could go big (Tiago Splitter), small (Dennis Schroder) or medium (Thabo Sefolosha) with his four All-Stars.