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Atlanta Hawks: Players To Target With The No. 44 Pick

By Colby Giacubeno

Feb 28, 2016; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon State Beavers guard Gary Payton II (20) celebrates a victory after a game against the Washington State Cougars at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers won 69-49. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 28, 2016; Corvallis, OR, USA; Oregon State Beavers guard Gary Payton II (20) celebrates a victory after a game against the Washington State Cougars at Gill Coliseum. The Beavers won 69-49. Mandatory Credit: Troy Wayrynen-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jan 23, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17) and forward Thabo Sefolosha (25) and center Al Horford (15) and guard Kyle Korver (26) and forward Kent Bazemore (24) huddle up around head coach Mike Budenholzer in the second half at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns won 98-95. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 23, 2016; Phoenix, AZ, USA; Atlanta Hawks guard Dennis Schroder (17) and forward Thabo Sefolosha (25) and center Al Horford (15) and guard Kyle Korver (26) and forward Kent Bazemore (24) huddle up around head coach Mike Budenholzer in the second half at Talking Stick Resort Arena. The Suns won 98-95. Mandatory Credit: Jennifer Stewart-USA TODAY Sports /

The Atlanta Hawks have three picks in the 2016 NBA Draft. They could use their No. 44 overall pick to target some quality backcourt players.

The Atlanta Hawks head into the 2016 NBA Draft with three draft picks: No. 21, No. 44, and No. 54.

It isn’t certain whether or not they will keep all of there picks as the draft progresses. There has been many rumors that they would include one of those picks in a package with Jeff Teague in a potential trade. If they were to include the 54th overall pick in the package, there would still be a number of quality guard available to help the lack of depth in the backcourt with Teague’s potential departure.

It’s expected that the Hawks will target a big man with their No. 21 overall pick in the first round, but if they could get their hands on a combo guard in the second round, they could leave the war room satisfied heading into the free agency period to address the rest of their needs.

Point guard Dennis Schroder seems to be ready to take over as the starting point guard for the Hawks, but the main concern will be his back-up. Not only will the Hawks look to address that position in free agency, but they could utilize their second-round pick to develop a young player into an ideal rotation guy.

Let’s take a look at five players the Hawks should target with their No. 44 overall pick.

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