This offseason, the Atlanta Hawks face the difficult decision of whether or not to retain Paul Millsap. During his tenure with the Hawks, Millsap has provided yeoman’s work on the offensive and defensive end, out-rebounding and out-scoring against much taller power forwards. His contributions for the Hawks since his signing in 2013 cannot be understated, and his efficiency on both ends of the floor is a perfect fit for Mike Budenholzer’s system.
That being said, Millsap is about to be 30 years old, and will command a significant raise with his impending free agency. Also, standing at only 6’8’’, Millsap is an undersized power forward whose lack of height and length was evidenced in the Eastern Conference Finals when matched up with the larger Tristan Thompson.