Atlanta Hawks: Comparing their backcourt against the leagues best
Atlanta Hawks backcourt competition – The Eastern Conference
There are four backcourts in the Eastern Conference who are up and coming, or at the top of the league. The Hawks are one of them but the Cleveland Cavaliers combination of Darius Garland and Collin Sexton have the potential to be great in the coming years.
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They are averaging 41.9 points, 5.5 rebounds, 10.5 assist, and 2.2 steals per game. They are shooting the ball at 46.5 percent from the floor, 38.4 percent from deep, and 82.2 percent from the line. They are still a way from being elite, but have shown that they can produce at a high level.
The Washington Wizards had one of the best backcourts in the league until the end of last season with John Wall and Bradley Beal. Then they went and upgraded it by getting Russell Westbrook to replace Wall.
Westbrook and Beal are averaging 53.6 points, 16.2 rebounds, 16.2 assists, and 2.6 steals per game. They are shooting the ball at 46.5 percent from the floor, 33.6 percent from deep, and 77.8 percent from the line. This is where the raw numbers are not enough to judge the backcourt, effeciency and winning come into it and the Wizards took a long time to win.
The best backcourt in the East at the moment, and arguably the best in the NBA is Kyrie Irving and James Harden of the Brooklyn Nets, They are averging 52.3 points, 13.4 rebounds, 17.2 assists, and 2.7 steals per game.
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They are shooting the ball at 49.1 percent form the floor, 38.4 percent from deep, and 93.1 percent from the line.Looking beyond the numbers, both Irving and Harden are stars and attract a lot of attentiion but yet they can producve and help their team win. This is the level the Hawks backcourt needs to get to and it feels that they are not far off it.