While this is not the big time splash that perhaps Atlanta Hawks fans were wishing for, but this is a deal that will surely benefit the Hawks for the rest of this season and possibly the near future.
Ersan helps fill what is one of the Hawks’ biggest weaknesses, and that is depth in the front-court. Paul Millsap and Dwight Howard are fantastic, but beyond that Atlanta’s bench has severely lacked solidarity from the backup bigs. Mike Muscala has been on and off, Kris Humphries can only give you so much, and Mike Scott has been nonexistent.
Ilyasova strengthens the Hawks’ bench in every way.