In recent seasons, the Hawks have indeed hoarded a lot of manpower on the wing, but as the team gradually became competitive, the Hawks let them go, in addition to Hult, who sent away in the offseason, they also sold the original lottery pick Reddish to the Knicks last season, although he didn't get too many opportunities last season, but Reddish became Thibodeau's "palm pearl" this season.
Reddish was traded to the Knicks last season just after playing his career with the Hawks
In the 19 draft, the Hawks, who held the No. 10 pick, selected Cam Reddish from Duke University, a 2.03-meter-tall winger who received the team's focus on training in his rookie season, although Reddish's development was not as smooth as expected, but in the 34 games he played for the Hawks last season, Reddish still proved himself, playing a career-best 11.9 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 1 steal, shooting 37.9% from three-point range. Unexpectedly, the Knicks sent him to the Big Apple in exchange for Knox, who was largely abandoned, and a first-round pick. This offseason, the Hawks sent Knox to the Pistons and selected another wing player in the draft to fill the vacancy.
In this year's draft, the Hawks selected Reddish to fill the flank position
In this year's draft, the Hawks, who hold the No. 16 pick, took off another player from Duke University, AJ Griffin, as Reddish's brother, the 1.98-meter-tall Griffin averaged 10.4 points and 3.9 rebounds per game in his NCAA career, shooting 44.7% from three-point range, playing quite similar to Reddish, that is, shooting and defense. After the official start of the regular season, Griffin did not get many opportunities early in the season, until the highlight game against the Bucks on November 8, due to the absence of young owner Trae Young, Griffin was on the verge of being on the brink, and in the case of 31 minutes, he shot 10 of 15, slashed 24 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assist and 3 steals, and carried a team-high +28 plus-minus, helping the Hawks defeat the Bucks 117-98. It was this game that allowed Griffin to gain the trust of coach McMillan and gradually entered the team's main rotation list.
Griffin recently completed a lore in front of his father, and was reused by the Hawks to repay the trust of the coaching staff
In the latest game in which the Hawks narrowly defeated the Raptors, Griffin once again played the role of a surprise soldier, in the 30 minutes of the bench, Griffin shot 8 of 15, scored 17 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 block, filling his data column, of course, the most important thing is that he received Trae Young's empty layup at the last moment, completing the whistle, it is worth mentioning that Griffin's father Griffin Sr. is the assistant coach of the Raptors, and he doesn't know how to watch his son kill his team, What was the feeling in his heart. Counting Griffin's victory over the Bucks at that time, in the last 7 games, Griffin averaged 9.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 0.9 steals per game, and the three shooting percentages were 48.3%, 30.8% and 100%, in addition to the lack of accuracy in three-pointers, Griffin really did not have many flaws, as a 3D player who does not occupy too much ball, Griffin if he can continue to obtain such training, the future is indeed a chance to become the core rotation that the Hawks rely on the flank position. Even the existence of No. 3 second only to Hunter.
Griffin ranks fourth with the Hawks in points per game per 36 minutes, and Reddish has not reused as many stats as he has with the Knicks this season
This season, Griffin has scored 7.7 points and 2 rebounds in just 14.8 minutes of playing time, shooting 49.4%, 36.1% and 100% from the field, and if converted to data per 36 minutes, Griffin can turn in 18.7 points, 4.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.6 steals, averaging the fourth highest points per game (every 36 minutes). In contrast, Reddish, the Hawks veteran who has been reused in the Knicks this season, averaged only 14.3 points, 2.9 rebounds, 1.5 assists and 1.4 steals per game per 36 minutes of playing time, and shot less than Griffin on three-point range, only 32.7%. Compared with this fellow brother, the 19-year-old Griffin's biggest selling point is undoubtedly his potential, and with Reddish basically reaching his ceiling, if Griffin can get consistent playing time with the Hawks, his future attainments should be much better than Reddish.