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:
I’m getting pumped to see you post fantasy hoops info. it’s a sign that the season is right around the corner. thanks for the knowledge.