In a presser following Monday’s preseason debut for the Atlanta Hawks, Dyson Daniels noted that he will have to push the pace in transition to punish teams that attempt to expose his inconsistent shooting. The Houston Rockets attempted to expose Dyson Daniels’ sole offensive weakness by defending the wing with Alperen Sengun.
While Houston abandoned this approach in minutes, the decision to defend Daniels with a center raised eyebrows among the Hawks community. Sengun is particularly slow-footed on the perimeter, so Daniels was able to expose this through a series of drive-and-kick possessions. Against a big man better equipped to guard a wing like Bam Adebayo or Jarrett Allen, however, Daniels and the Hawks may struggle to create and convert these halfcourt looks.