The NBA season is finally here this week and that means opening season power rankings!
Last year, the youthful Atlanta Hawks became the favorites of NBA hipsters with their fast, energetic and shockingly competitive play towards the end of the season. The league has now taken notice and some are anxiously anticipating a jump or at least positive improvement for this young core.
One such person is Andrew Joseph of USA today who puts the Hawks at No. 20 overall to open the season.
The Hawks, on the other hand, should expect to trend upward in 2019-20.