30 Team Hawks: Accurate reinforcement during the offseason, Trae Young s contract renewal determines the future

Today's article, we officially started the 30-day series of 30 teams, and we will introduce each team one by one based on the official NBA division sorting. Then the first protagonist is naturally the Atlanta Hawks~~This offseason is one of the teams with the largest reinforcement movements. They keenly discovered the opportunity for the core of the Eastern team to be injured and were determined to make a difference next season. However, the rumors that Trae Young's contract extension has also brought uncertainty to the Hawks. How powerful the Hawks are and what are the key points for next season? Today I will share with you in detail:

1. Review of last season

25 season, the Hawks ranked 8th in the Eastern Conference with a record of 40 wins, 5 games higher than the predicted 35 wins. The huge progress of players such as Daniels, Jaylen Johnson, Okonggu has helped the team achieve better results, but Johnson's premature season reimbursement has also prevented them from going further. The Hawks on the offensive end are a very fast team. The offensive rhythm can rank fifth in the league in the 25 season, and the conversion output is also the fourth in the league. The team has stockpiled many players with excellent athletic ability. In position war, the Hawks are a typical pick-and-roll team. Because the 15 pick-and-roll driven by Trae Young is extremely powerful, the Hawks have scored the first pick-and-roll receiving production in the league, the fourth empty cut production and the fifth large open three-point production, which reflects Yang's excellent passing ability in pick-and-roll, and the cake-type center is very suitable for Trae Young's play style.

Then there are also many offensive elements ranked last 10 in the league in the table above, such as the turnover rate is only ranked 22nd in the league. Mainly, after Murray left the team, only Yang was left. In addition, the Hawks' offensive rhythm was very fast, resulting in a large number of unnecessary mistakes in the fast break, which was not relieved until another ball holder Leville traded in the mid-season.

At the three-point line, although Yang created a large number of large open positions for the team and made three points, the team's shooting percentage can only rank 22nd. In addition, the Hawks in the non-bottom corner area that includes a large number of tactical three-pointers have poor production efficiency, which shows that the team's "players who are good at shooting 3 points" are relatively scarce, including the team's main players Daniels, Jaylen Johnson and other players will only take large open positions and three-pointers. Once it is interfered with their tendency to refuse to shoot is very serious. In the context of no outside restraint, Yang's personal ball-holding attack will be difficult, so while his pass and control data have been fully improved in the 25th season, most of his personal offensive data have declined.

On the defensive end, the Hawks are a very radical team. They perform very well in indicators that emphasize aggressiveness such as causing opponents to make mistakes, destroying ball rights, and interfering with opponents' shooting. However, once the opponent is patient enough in positional battles, the Hawks have poor ability to prevent opponents from scoring efficiently - limiting the opponent's effective shooting percentage, the league is 28th, limiting the opponent's shooting output in the magic ball area, and the shooting percentage is 27th, and the opponent is even more pursuing the offense in the penalty area such as empty cuts, pick-and-roll catches. In the context of having top leader Daniels, the best way to improve defense is to have a rim guard with a large defensive coverage area to prevent the opponent from raging the basket.

Although from the final record, the Hawks' 25 season was moderate and had no highlights, their performance continued to improve throughout the season, especially after completing the transaction in the middle of the season, the team's net efficiency value increased very quickly. During this period, they defeated Pacers, Bucks, Magic and other direct competitors in the East District, and were achieved under the reimbursement of the team's general Jaylen Johnson. The outstanding performance in the late season undoubtedly became an important reference for management to strengthen the offseason.

The above picture is the changing trend of the Hawks' offensive and defensive efficiency in the 25th season. It can be seen that the team has made significant progress on the offensive end in the middle and late stages of the season, and the offensive efficiency in the last month has remained at the top 10 level of the league with more than 115 points in a hundred rounds. The reason behind this is that the team introduced the team's shortage of deputy attacker LeVer and excellent tactical three-pointer Nian through mid-season trading, which has significantly improved the space environment, which also helped Trae Young regain his excellent offensive feel - the real shooting percentage has been greatly increased from 55.6% to 58.2%, and the offensive efficiency while on the court has been greatly increased from 112.5 to 119.1. This efficiency value is comparable to the regular season Thunder this season. It can be seen how helpful it is to add several shooters to the lineup to Yang and the Hawks!

2. Offseason operation& Current lineup depth

After we sorted out the performance and trends of the Hawks' 25 season, we can clearly feel that the team can create a lot of high-quality opportunities on the offensive end but cannot make a shot, so we need high-quality shooters who can carry three-point output and improve the team's spatial environment; the defensive end has the ability to protect the frame, which makes it easy to be penetrated, so the players with excellent frame protection are needed, so the offseason completed the check-up and fill in the gaps:

The most important transaction of the Hawks in the offseason was undoubtedly to send Mann, Nian and the 22nd pick in the first round and get Platinum and 1 second round. Platinum has a very high level when playing, and has ranked among the top 20 in the league for two consecutive seasons. On the offensive end, Platinum has both excellent finishing ability and excellent three-point shooting, which can provide the Hawks with very scarce high-efficiency scoring ability. Especially the team's main No. 4 Jaylen Johnson has excellent athletic ability but poor shooting. The existence of platinum can help him better play to his strengths and avoid his weaknesses, and the compatibility of starting players has greatly improved. Platinum has a very excellent frame protection experience on the defensive end, which can effectively solve the problem of the Hawks' weak inner frame protection ability. It can be said that healthy Platinum is the most suitable player that the Hawks can get in this offseason..

Therefore, I personally believe that unless the Hawks can get the trading opportunity of the Raptors DeRozan to exchange for small cards, it would be very short-sighted to trade Yang without giving him a contract. However, for Yang, since the team has matched him with a very suitable lineup, it is very important to take the Hawks to the next season - if you can get the top 4 in the Eastern Conference, the maximum salary contract will naturally come naturally; on the contrary, if the record does not improve significantly, the confidence to get the maximum salary will be much weaker. It just so happens that the Knicks will inevitably be one of the core competitors of the Hawks next season. Whether the mayor of New York can make the Hawks flap their wings again will be a highlight worth watching~~

4. The team's current player characteristics& predicted record

The above table is a review of some core resources for the Hawks next season. In terms of ball holders, except for Trae Young who plays with the ball, Platinum and Jaylen Johnson are both more inclined toward the end. Daniels, Walker and others can only work together to carry the ball in the connection stage, but they are not qualified organizational sixth person. How to solve the offensive problem when Yang is not there is a big highlight.

In terms of shooter resources, the four players introduced by the team during the offseason are at least qualified and above shooters. The space environment is much better than in the 24 season, but the shooting level of core players such as Rissache, Jaylen, and Daniels needs more improvement.

With the addition of Walker and Platinum, the Hawks can line up a 4-guaranteed lineup on the defensive end for a long time next season. Daniels and Walker help Yang take over the outside ball holder, Jaylen Johnson, Okonggu, and Platinum are responsible for assisting defense and protecting the frame. In particular, the defensive combination of Daniels + Platinum will form a very strong inside barrier. As a ball-holding core, Yang can finally enjoy the defensive resources of players such as Doncic and Harden.

In the end, there are still a large number of 24-year-old potential newcomers in the Hawks, and the team still has a lot of potential to tap, which is why the management is willing to do big things in the offseason at a lower cost. Even if you can't go far in the playoffs, as long as you can let the newcomers feel the playoff atmosphere and grow in high-intensity games, the future will be full of hope~

The above table is the Hawks' player ability rating and specific advantages and disadvantages tags next season. Among them, red indicates advantages (usually above 15% of the same position) and green indicates disadvantages (the last 15% level). You can see that the team has 5 starting levels + 3 high-quality substitutes next season. The lineup is quite good. The hidden danger is that Platinum and Jaylen Johnson have poor attendance rates in the past few seasons. Therefore, the model predicts that the Hawks can win 45 wins and 37 losses and 4th in the East without considering injuries. After weighted attendance rates in the past three seasons, the record is 41 wins and 41 losses, and 5th in the East. The team has the ability to hit the upper half of the East under the background of health. I wish the young people of the Eagles can continue to make great progress under the leadership of the mayor and become another outstanding youth army in the league!