Moments before handing out backpacks stuffed with school supplies to the student body of the M.R. Hollis Innovation Academy in Atlanta’s Westside, Paul Millsap took a few moments to consider the Hawks' offseason, most notably the team's addition of eight-time NBA All-Star Dwight Howard.
"Offensively we have a consistent roll guy, a guy who can put pressure on the basket every time you set a pick-and-roll," Millsap said of Howard.
Millsap wasn't the only member of the Hawks to use a variation of the phrase "pressure at the rim" in recent weeks. A number of Atlanta coaches and players have hit on that theme recently when describing how Howard will impact the Hawks' offense.