Clint Capela returns for his third season with the Atlanta Hawks as he, at age 28, approaches what some consider to be the later prime years for NBA big men. His numbers fell off last year for a number of reasons and likely due to other factors that aren’t completely knowable.
Offensively, he might be the best partner in the league for a heavy volume pick-and-roll point guard, like Trae Young, if one is not simply looking at box score stats and the individual game numbers of his performance finishing at the rim. He’s extremely nuanced and attentive to detail as a screener.