The Atlanta Hawks signed center Malik Williams to a two-way contract. Williams is a 27-year-old big man with an official height and weight of 6’11, 250 pounds. With this alone, he addresses the biggest hole in Atlanta's lineup: their lack of true center size.
The Hawks desperately need size at the center position right now. Kristaps Porzingis cannot be relied upon on a nightly basis, and N’Faly Dante tore his ACL at the G League Winter Showcase. This leaves a center depth chart of Onyeka Okongwu, Mouhamed Gueye, and Asa Newell.
The problem with this lineup is that only one member of this trio identifies as a center, but he’s just 6’8.