Atlanta Hawks
Record Prediction: 45-37
I firmly believe in Mike Budenholzer, but I’m not exactly sure this plan to part ways with Al Horford and Jeff Teague will pay off for the Atlanta Hawks.
In fact, I would go all the way to say that it could flat out blow up in their face. Dennis Schroder by all means has his advantages. For the life of him, he simply can’t shoot the ball consistently. And for a team that thrives off the deep ball historically, that’s not exactly a great omen.
Then, there’s Dwight Howard. While he’s still one of the better centers in the NBA when he’s healthy and engaged, I’m not sure he’s been either of those two things in a long time.