The Hawks were one of many teams that saw major changes to their roster, with only three players remaining from the 60-win, Eastern Conference finalist of 2014-15.
One of those roster holdovers is German-born Dennis Schröder, now in his fifth season in the league. Schröder impressed against the Mavericks with a game-high 28 points to go along with 7 assists, 2 steals and 2 rebounds.
Schröder is locked in as the Hawks best player on the roster, though some younger players might attempt to challenge him for that title later this season, and he is also firmly in place as the leader of this supremely young Hawks team (sixth-youngest in the league), and he displayed poise and panache last night in his new role.