How Would Draymond Green Fit in on the Hawks?

A return the Hawks’ peak offensive efficiency under Coach Budenholzer would be imminent. The 2014-2015 Hawks that won 60 games sent four players to the All-Star Game, ranked second in assists, and sixth in offensive efficiency.

Another progression in the one-on-one abilities of Schroder and Hardaway Jr. would also allow the Hawks to quickly replace Millsap’s clutch time scoring.

The one starter not mentioned yet, Dwight Howard, would also see some benefit from the addition of Green. In an offense that features plenty of off-ball screens, alley-oop opportunities would be abundant for Howard.

If Howard’s improvement as a shooter is as dramatic as he aims, he would fit in even better with a Draymond Green led Atlanta team. Should he not be so successful, Howard would still be a top-ten rebounder, fulfilling his original purpose when signing with the Hawks in 2016.

A frontcourt of Howard, Green, and Prince would cause half-court offense and rebounding problems for plenty of teams.

While facing Washington in the playoffs, Prince turned lots of heads in the basketball world. Prince showed that he has strong one-on-one defensive skills, and introduced the rest of world to his hustle and energy.

No team will look forward to facing Dennis Schroder and the Hawks’ new frontcourt on defense, especially Markieff Morris. If Morris allowed the quiet Millsap to get in his head, imagine the damage that Green, one of the league’s biggest trash talkers could do.

Atlanta’s entire starting-five plays above average in transition, and could really get things going by forcing turnovers.