Atlanta Hawks 2017-2018 player preview: Malcolm Delaney

At the age of 28, Malcolm Delaney returns for his second season with the Atlanta Hawks and it is a big one for the “veteran” sophomore. Because of his journey through Europe after starring at Virginia Tech, Delaney arrived in the NBA for the first time on a two-year, $5 million deal before last season and he was immediately thrust into a backup role behind Dennis Schröder. Despite some individual hiccups, the team was better with Delaney on the floor (+2.2 net rating) than they were without him (-2.2 net rating) and he is expected to take the same role in 2017-2018.

While there is certainly plenty to dissect about his upcoming campaign, we’ll break things down into three categories —…