New Hawks guard Dejounte Murray, a 2022 All-Star with the Spurs, will help shore up Atlanta’s backcourt defense thanks to his abilities to track passes, steal the ball in a variety of ways, and gobble up rebounds at a high rate for his 6’4″ frame, John Schuhmann of NBA.com writes in a detailed analysis of how Murray can help his new team right the ship following a disappointing 2021/22 season.
Starting alongside All-Star point guard Trae Young, Murray is a solid driver with the ball, an above-average passer (he averaged 9.2 APG last season), and an effective mid-range jump shooter, though Schuhmann notes that Murray struggles as a catch-and-shoot three-point shooter.
There’s more out of Atlanta:
- Hawks shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic has progressed to on-court work in his native Serbia as he continues to rehab following a May right knee surgery, reports Johnny Askounis of Eurohoops. The 6’6″ wing is expected to be able to suit up for the Hawks’ preseason. Bogdanovic appeared in 63 contests for Atlanta in 2021/22, averaging 14.1 PPG, 4.0 RPG, 3.1 APG, and 1.1 SPG, while posting shooting splits of .431/.368/.843.
- Three players from the Hawks’ NBAGL affiliate, the College Park Skyhawks, are playing on Team USA’s 12-man roster in the current qualifying window for the 2023 World Cup. Skyhawks personnel believes that’s another sign that Atlanta’s G League club can serve as a development hub for young talent, writes Lauren Williams of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The Skyhawks players competing with Team USA are DaQuan Jeffries, Langston Galloway and Malik Ellison. “It validates a lot,” Skyhawks GM Tori Miller said. “Our end goal in College Park, it’s all about staff development and career developments and trying to create a pipeline of talent for the Atlanta Hawks… Knowing that we’re bringing in quality guys into the program, from a character standpoint and also from a talent standpoint, because being selected by Team USA, it’s more than talent, right?”
- In case you missed it, free agent power forward Chris Silva has signed a contract with the Hawks, and appears poised to test his mettle in the team’s September training camp.
Skyhawks gotta be 1 of the worst names in pro basketball… happy to see Bogdan back on the court gettin up shots. Serbia definitely could have used his help yesterda, especially as Greece was erasing a 8pt deficit in the final 2mins of regulation. But I’m very glad he’ll be fresh going into the season.. not nearly as excited about the Chris Silva signing tho. I wanna see a Skylar Mays vs Lou Williams battle for our last roster spot
Capital City Go-Go is worse imo
Cap City Go-Go is light years better than the Skyhawks. Go-Go is the preeminent type of music from the DMV area. It’s something the local population is very proud of. Wtf is a Skyhawk tho? A Hawk that isn’t on the ground? Hawks aren’t even native to this area as far as I know
Clearly you are not from Georgia..lol We have all kinds of Hawks everywhere!! Actually, in alot of smaller counties there are quite a few fans of falconry, and it’s apparently pretty popular here down south..
Just saying..lol
at least you have a team.
Aye the Hawkeyes play every sport. And now u get to play USC/UCLA every yr