The Hawks have an absolutely loaded training camp roster.
Stocked with a tantalizing combination of former rotational staples seeking stability and young talent waiting for an opportunity to pop, these players won't make it easy for Onsi Saleh to decide which three get a roster spot, which three get a G-League designation, and which unlucky one gets sent packing.
Charles Bassey will quickly prove he firmly belongs in the first category.
If you've watched any Spurs games over the last few seasons - especially when Victor Wembanyama isn't playing - you'll have noticed a certain undersized big man with ridiculous muscle and verticality swatting shots and throwing down emphatic jams left and right.
Bassey proved he belonged with San Antonio as a backup to the French sensation not only with his solid do-it-all play, but also with the energy he brought night in and night out to a struggling Spurs squad.
San Antonio often lacked emotion in long, grind-it-out games during the last pair of seasons. It was in these moments that Charles Bassey brought the POP needed for the Spurs to get back into the game - and you could feel it as you rose to your feet in the Frost Bank Center after Bassey asserted himself.
Atlanta's bench needs this energy.
Atlanta has no shortage of wow-factor at the moment - be it with Trae Young's flashy passes and deep threes, Dyson Daniels' smothering defense, or Porzingis' towering dominance, fans won't be missing much from the starting five.
It's the bench that's missing that wow-factor at the moment.
While players like Luke Kennard, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, and Onyeka Okongwu are all more than capable of holding down the fort while the starters take a much-needed breather, they often lack that energy that Charles Bassey is so capable of providing.
While Charles Bassey won't be the linchpin of your defense, he won't be the center splashing 3's from range night after night, he won't be wow-ing the crowd with his flashy passes, he will certainly be the player that gets Hawks fans into the game at just the right moment.
Look for Bassey to quickly carve out a spot in Quin Snyder's rotation - especially given Snyder's lengthy history of being partial to non-shooting bigs that earn significant time on the hardwood.