With less than one month until preseason action, the time has come to start looking at each team and its projected starting five. In this article, I’ll provide who I think will get the starting nod for each team, as well as some position battles, be it for opening night or later in the season.
Atlanta Hawks
Potential Starters: PG: Trae Young, SG: Dyson Daniels, SF: Zaccharie Risacher, PF: Jalen Johnson, C: Kristaps Porziņģis
Position Battles/Names to watch: Onyeka Okongwu, Luke Kennard, Nickeil Alexander-Walker
Despite potentially moving back to the bench, Okongwu should play close to starters’ minutes, even more if and when Porziņģis misses time. Both Kennard and Alexander-Walker provide the Hawks with some much-needed guard depth. They should play meaningful minutes,