#16 Lucas Nogueira
#17 Dennis Schroeder
#44 Mike Muscala
Jared Cunningham

With his sights set on the future, GM Danny Ferry invested in two physically compelling international talents in Nogueira and Schroeder. “Bebe” has an octopus-like 7-foot-6 wingspan with smooth mobility and soft hands. At 220 pounds, he’ll struggle to battle on the interior, but his rim-protection skills are ready-made for the NBA. It will be interesting to see the tact Atlanta takes in nurturing his development.

With Jeff Teague a restricted free agent, the Hawks believe Schroeder is their future floor general. He possesses electricifying speed and great length for his position (6-foot-7.5 wingspan), despite standing 6-foot-1. Like most young point guards, he needs to rein in his pace and learn to run an offense. Additionally, he needs to hit the weight room or he’ll be knocked around like a pinball.

Mike Muscala is a skilld face-up guy, but we question his strength and athleticism for the NBA level. Jared Cunningham couldn’t sniff the court in Dallas, but he has the capacity to be a very effective on-ball defender and transition lane filler.