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The Resurgence of the Hawks Bench

KL Chouinard (@KLChouinard)

When you put a point guard as good as Trae Young on an NBA team, an inevitable problem arises. What do you do in the 12 or so minutes when he rests?

Nothing about the Hawks makes them unique in this regard; give any team a guard who ranks among the league leaders in both points and assists, and the same issue is bound to unfold. Unless you have a spare all-NBA-caliber guard lying around, it takes some crafty problem solving.

The Hawks currently hold the second-most efficient offense in the NBA (113.