The main things to keep an eye on with Dedmon are whether he can help make the Hawks a league-average team regarding defensive rating. Dedmon's game isn't expansive, and despite the extra minutes, it's unlikely he'll have more offensive responsibilities than he did in San Antonio.

He'll be asked to protect the basket and find most of his touches as the roll man with Schroder. The Hawks brought in Dewayne Dedmon to be an interior defensive presence on a low-risk deal. He'll have more offensive responsibility this year, and perhaps he'll be able to take some steps with more confidence. We saw a massive step up, averaging 31 minutes per game in his six playoff appearances, and while his shooting percentages went down to 28 percent from behind the arc, he made 25 of his 38 two-point attempts, while showing value on the defensive glass. Prince played less than 1,000 regular season minutes last year and shot 32 percent from three. It's unclear what Prince's ceiling is at this stage, but if he can take another step towards becoming a top-tier wing defender, then his season will be a success. His advanced stats will suffer this year with the losses of Paul Millsap, Tim Hardaway Jr, Kyle Korver, and Dwight Howard, but his counting stats will probably go up. Look for Schroder to take another substantial step in his personal development. Schroder is the only player on the roster who can create a shot for himself, and he'll be asked to do that and much more.

The Starting Lineup Dennis SchroderĪrguably the only player that is going to start every single game if healthy, Dennis Schroder is the key to how many games the team can win. The Hawks added some veteran shooters to assist their core, but Mike Budenholzer will have to decide whether guys like Marco Belinelli and Luke Babbitt will be mainstays for the season, or whether they'll have wildly fluctuating minutes depending on how Taurean Prince and DeAndre' Bembry are playing.

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