Fantasy Basketball Team Preview: 2012-13 Atlanta Hawks
by Jason on Sep.07, 2012, under Team analysis
It’s Josh Smith’s time to shine for Atlanta this season, so long as he can keep himself from jacking up terrible shots. (Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
Depth chart:
| PG: | Jeff Teague | Devin Harris | |
| SG: | Anthony Morrow | Lou Williams | John Jenkins |
| SF: | Josh Smith | Kyle Korver | DeShawn Stevenson |
| PF: | Al Horford | Ivan Johnson | Mike Scott |
| C: | Zaza Pachulia | Jordan Williams | Johan Petro |
Relevant fantasy players and their projected draft round (PDR) and per-game stats:
| Name: | Position: | PDR: | FG%: | FT%: | 3PTM: | Pts: | Reb: | Ast: | Stl: | Blk: | TO: |
| Josh Smith | SF/PF | 2 | 44% | 65% | 0.5 | 21.0 | 9.0 | 3.7 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Al Horford | C/PF | 2 | 55% | 75% | - | 15.0 | 9.5 | 2.3 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Jeff Teague | PG | 5 | 46% | 80% | 1.0 | 14.0 | 2.5 | 5.5 | 1.7 | 0.5 | 2.5 |
| Lou Williams | PG/SG | 8 | 40% | 80% | 1.5 | 17.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| Devin Harris | PG | 10 | 42% | 80% | 0.8 | 8.5 | 1.5 | 3.5 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
| Anthony Morrow | SG/SF | 11+ | 45% | 90% | 1.5 | 9.0 | 1.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.0 |
Sleeper:
Morrow
Most likely to surprise:
Horford
Most likely to disappoint:
Teague
Category specialists:
- Steals: Teague, Smith
- Blocks: Smith, Horford
Storylines:
- how much, if at all, Harris weighs down Teague’s minutes/potential
- if Smith will force shots as the team’s new No. 1 option
- how Horford fares in his true return
- how minutes at SG are split between Williams and Morrow
Team’s statistical NBA ranks from 2011-12:
- Pts: 17th
- FGM: T-14th
- FGA: 19th
- FG%: 11th
- FT%: 23rd
- 3PTM: T-7th
- Reb: 23rd
- Ast: 8th
- TO: T-5th
- Stl: 10th
- Blk: 23rd
- Pace: 23rd
- Offensive Efficiency: T-14th
- Defensive Efficiency: 6th
Fantasy-friendliness for 2012-13: B
Bonus:
Zaza Pachulia, everyone:
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Adge
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If you can score on the drive against Todd MacCulloch, you can do anything! - Bill Walton
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