While the season is early, it looks like Nickeil Alexander-Walker has taken another leap.
In his two full seasons with the Timberwolves, Nickeil Alexander-Walker was an extremely valuable player for them. Despite mostly coming off the bench, he still averaged playing more than half the game (24.4 minutes).
An above-average perimeter defender, Alexander-Walker posted a usage rate of 15.4 percent the last two years for Minnesota. While it’s a small sample size, through Alexander Walker's first six games with the Hawks, it has skyrocketed to 23.