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Best, Worst Atlanta Hawks 5-Man Rotations This Season

By Dallin Duffy

ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 20: Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts after drawing a foul on a three-point basket in the final minutes of their 122-117 loss to the Toronto Raptors with John Collins #20 and Cam Reddish #22 at State Farm Arena on January 20, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
ATLANTA, GEORGIA - JANUARY 20: Trae Young #11 of the Atlanta Hawks reacts after drawing a foul on a three-point basket in the final minutes of their 122-117 loss to the Toronto Raptors with John Collins #20 and Cam Reddish #22 at State Farm Arena on January 20, 2020 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /
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ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 15: LeBron James #23 of the Los Angeles Lakers drives against De’Andre Hunter #12 and Damian Jones #30 of the Atlanta Hawks in the first half at State Farm Arena on December 15, 2019 in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) /

The Worst:

Trae Young, Cam Reddish, De’Andre Hunter, Jabari Parker, Damian Jones

This was a oft-used lineup earlier in the season for the Hawks. While John Collins was suspended and Kevin Huerter was hurt, the quartet of Trae Young, Cam Reddish, De’Andre Hunter and Jabari Parker were the routine starters, with Damian Jones and Alex Len swapping starting center duties.

Jabari Parker had his moments as an Atlanta Hawk, but had his fair share of downfalls too — especially on defense. Rookies Cam Reddish and De’Andre Hunter are both much different players now than they were back in October/November, with Reddish in particular struggling early on.

Trae has never been touted for his defense abilities either, and putting these five together produced a defense rating of 137.7. Only six other five-man lineups (who’ve played more than 30 minutes together) posted a worst number there in the entire league.

They were better offensively, shooting nearly 50 percent from the field, and posting the fourth best offensive rating among other Atlanta qualified five-mans. Still, their plus/minus was -3.4.

What’s scariest about this however was how many minutes they got. These five shared 98 minutes together, with only one other Hawks’ five-man playing more.

Just goes to show you how bad the Hawks were to begin the year without Collins or Huerter, but is also a nice way to look back and see how far the rooks have come.

Jabari Parker is off the team, and Damian Jones is barely holding onto a rotation spot, so this lineup will mercifully never be seen again in Atlanta.

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