NBA Power Rankings: The Houston Rockets are a real threat
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Atlanta Hawks 22-16
Last week: 7-1
Last rank: 13th
After looking like they were open for business and everything must go, the Atlanta Hawks might have a more complicated plan. They already dealt away their best shooter, Kyle Korver, to their biggest threat in the East. Paul Millsap is still on board and that seems to be all that Mike Budenholzer needs to make this team competitive. The team still has quality depth and above average players in all parts of their rotation, so losing Korver may not be as big of a hit as the outside world believes it to be. The Hawks have the second best record in the league since December 30 as they’ve taken the whole “New Year, New Me” mantra to heart. The thing to watch with Atlanta is their up-and-down stretches of play that seem to have become their thing this year. Atlanta came out of the gates on fire then began to falter and then traded away Korver right as they were getting back on an upswing.