Atlanta Hawks 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball Season Review

With the 2023-24 fantasy basketball season coming to a close, it’s time to review and analyze the impact of each team’s players, starting with the Atlanta Hawks.

Atlanta Hawks 2023-24 Fantasy Basketball Season Review

Trae Young

Trae Young was on track to have another great fantasy season until an injury derailed his year. He suffered a torn ligament in his finger and underwent surgery in February, sidelining him for nearly seven weeks and forcing him to play a career-low 51 games. Young remained relatively healthy throughout his six seasons; one of his best assets was his availability. Despite this disappointment, the 25-year-old recorded a career-high in assists and ranked in the NBA’s top 15 in average points, threes, dimes and double-double totals ( 37). He notably made minor improvements to defensive statistics, increasing his average stocks per game to 1.5 and accumulating a career-high in steals. Young’s weaknesses remained his turnovers (with the highest average in the league), his field goal percentage, his blocks and his rebounds. His efficiency from the field and at the free throw line also declined, but he converted all threes at a higher rate.

• Stats: 25.7 PPG, 10.8 APG, 2.8 RPG, 1.3 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 3.2 3PM, 4.4 TOV, 43/37/86, 54 GP
• Category ranking: 36
• Points ranking: 17

Defeat Murray

While the Hawks were a star point guard for nearly two months, Dejounte Murray thrived as the lone star in the backcourt. He showed flashes of himself from the 2021-22 San Antonio Spurs in this role, especially with his assist and steal numbers increasing. Overall, in the 28 games Murray has played without Young, his numbers have jumped in several categories. Although that level of production didn’t last the entire season, the guard offered the benefit of availability, missing only four games. Additionally, he committed few turnovers per game and averaged a career-high points and threes, thanks in large part to the period where his offensive role increased. Murray offers solid versatility, but his production in assists, rebounds and steals has declined since joining the Hawks in 2021. Although his numbers in most categories are almost identical to last season , Murray has the potential to improve them.

• Stats: 22.5 PPG, 6.4 APG, 5.3 RPG, 1.4 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 2.6 3PM, 2.6 TOV, 46/36/79, 78 GP
• Category ranking: 35
• Points ranking: 26

Jalen Johnson

One of the best waiver pickups of the season, Jalen Johnson has become a key piece for Atlanta. After not having any fantasy relevance in his career, the third-year forward burst onto the scene this season and earned a starting role. Johnson played big minutes out of the gate, a trend that continued for the rest of the season. However, serious ankle injuries and other issues kept him sidelined for 26 games, forcing him to miss several weeks. Although Johnson still displays excellent fantasy value, his offensive game is an area for improvement. His scoring performance fluctuated at times and he was not a reliable source of threes. But the 22-year-old’s assists, turnovers and free throw percentage were decent, and he showed efficient shooting from the floor. Johnson also provided solid production on the defensive end with his rebounding and play action. The big leap made by the 22-year-old this season is a promising sign for his future.

• Stats: 16 PPG, 3.6 APG, 8.7 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 0.8, 1.3 3PM, 1.8 TOV, 51/36/73, 56 GP
• Category ranking: 43
• Points ranking: 56

Bogdan Bogdanovic

The plethora of injuries the Hawks have suffered this season has allowed Bogdan Bogdanovic to take a small leap statistically after remaining relatively stagnant over the past few years. His averages in several categories were slightly higher than last season, although he had some inconsistencies. The guard still had career highs in points, steals, free throw percentage and games played, and also set a franchise record for three-pointers made in a single season. Bogdanovic was a good source of multiple offensive stats, particularly threes, three-shot percentage, and points. He also provided multi-category value in rebounds, assists and steals. While he’s not a shot blocker or the most consistent shooter, he can provide solid value whether coming off the bench as Atlanta’s sixth man or starting.

• Stats: 16.9 PPG, 3.1 APG, 3.4 RPG, 1.2 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 3 3PM, 1.4 TOV, 43/37/92, 79 GP
• Category ranking: 59
• Points ranking: 97

Clint Capela

Despite being the subject of multiple trade rumors, Clint Capela stuck with his team and remained the starting big man. However, his minutes have steadily declined since the 2018-19 season, averaging just 25.8 MPG this season. Likewise, most of the 29-year-old’s stats were slightly down from last year. Despite this, Capela missed less than 10 games and was still a double-double threat and solid shot blocker. His main strengths lie in those categories, but he also provided value in terms of field goal completion percentage and averaged low turnovers. Outside of these categories, his contributions were minimal. Capela is a poor free throw shooter who offers neither threes nor many assists. On the other hand, he can carry out some thefts, but he is not a reliable source of them.

• Stats: 11.5 PPG, 1.2 APG, 10.6 RPG, 0.6 SPG, 1.5 BPG, 0 15h, 1 TOV, 57/0/63, 73 GP
• Category ranking: 90
• Points ranking: 76

Onyeka Okongwu

Onyeka Okongwu was expected to take over Capela’s starting role this season with all the trade rumors swirling. Even though that wasn’t the case and he only started eight games, the 23-year-old was eating into the veteran’s minutes and showing some potential to take over the starting duties. However, his season took an unfortunate turn when he missed several weeks with a toe injury. Okongwu still showed signs of progression in his fourth season. For the first time in his career, he averaged double-digit points and increased his three-point attempts per game by about one (1.3). Even his assists were up slightly, although his shooting splits were about the same. He has regressed slightly in rebounds, blocks and steals but remains a decent source in the first two categories. Overall, his fantasy potential is limited as long as Capela is the starting center.

• Stats: 10.2 PPG, 1.3 APG, 6.8 RPG, 0.5 SPG, 1.1 BPG, 0.4 3PM, 0.8 TOV, 61/33/79, 55 GP
• Category ranking: 109
• Points ranking: 141

Saddiq Bey

Saddiq Bey has seen a resurgence in production after his numbers plummeted last season when he was traded to the Hawks. This was mostly due to the John Collins trade and receiving more minutes when the team was shorthanded, but Bey provided solid stretches of fantasy relevance. However, he was sometimes up and down and prone to having bad nights filming. The forward’s fantasy value mainly came from points, threes, free throw percentage and rebounds. His effectiveness on the court was inconsistent, as he sometimes bounced between hot and cold shooting streaks. Bey also didn’t have many assists or plays, but he was good at limiting turnovers. His season ended in early March after a torn ACL.

• Stats: 13.7 PPG, 1.5 APG, 6.5 RPG, 0.8 SPG, 0.2 BPG, 1.8 3PM, 0.9 TOV, 42/32/84, 63 GP
• Category ranking: 133
• Points ranking: 152

De’Andre Hunter

Like many other Hawks, De’Andre Hunter missed part of the season due to injury. He suffered a knee problem, which required non-surgical intervention and subsequently limited him to a minutes restriction. His numbers remained pretty similar to last season, but he improved his shooting efficiency. However, his offensive numbers were inconsistent at times. Hunter’s main contributions were points, threes and free throw percentage. He also provided some rebounds, but his production in other categories was generally too low to make much of an impact. Defensively, he had slightly more value in steals than blocks, but he only averaged one stock per game.

• Stats: 15.6 PPG, 1.5 APG, 3.9 RPG, 0.7 SPG, 0.3 BPG, 2.1 3PM, 1.5 TOV, 46/39/85, 57 GP
• Category ranking: 159
• Points ranking: 157

Other falcons

–Vit Krejci: category ranking: 263/point ranking: 268

–Mouhamed Gueye: category rank: 287/point rank: 314

–Bruno Fernando: category ranking: 322/point ranking: 293

–Garrison Mathews: category ranking: 365/point ranking: 381

–Wesley Matthews: category ranking: 494/point ranking: 417

–Kobe Bufkin: category ranking: 423/point ranking: 364

–Dylan Windler: category ranking: 452/point ranking: 467

–Trent Forrest: category ranking: 459/point ranking: 406

Basketball Monster category rankings

Point standings based on ESPN’s default system