I feel that both Irving and Wall are locks for 2016. = Hawks All-Time Lists: Top 5 Head Coaches =. Jeff’s main competitors are Cleveland’s Kyrie Irving, Chicago’s Derrick Rose, Toronto’s Kyle Lowry, Miami’s Goran Dragic, Charlotte’s Kemba Walker, and Washington’s John Wall. Teague plays point guard in the East, a conference that has at least six worthy players at that position every winter. While it’s not that hard to argue for Horford or Millsap to again play for the East, it’s tougher to say with certainty that Jeff Teague or Kyle Korver can get back to the 2016 NBA All-Star Game. But given Paul Millsap’s consistency the last two seasons for the Atlanta Hawks, I feel that he does get to play for the East again in 2016. And between Cleveland, Chicago and Milwaukee’s big men, some talented players will have to watch the ASG from their couch at home. Miami’s Chris Bosh is essentially guaranteed to make the team. Atlanta Hawks Win Second Straight Against the Dallas Mavericksįor Paul Millsap to get back to his third consecutive All-Star appearance, he would again have to play as one of the Top 4 PF’s in the East.Atlanta Hawks: John Collins Playing His Best Basketball Of Season.Joel Embiid Leads Sixers Over Hawks On Monday Night.Atlanta Hawks Look to Continue Momentum Tonight Against Portland.Atlanta Hawks Sweep Back-to-Back Games Over Weekend.So I can’t guarantee his spot in Toronto in 2016. While I do think that Paul is All-Star caliber heading into 2015, power forward is arguably the deepest position in the NBA. His all-around game and hard work has made Millsap a Top 25 player in the Association and a max salary guy for Atlanta. Paul Millsap has been an All-Star both of his seasons while playing for the Atlanta Hawks. Therefore, he’s an All-Star when healthy until I’m proven otherwise. His major competition at Center in the East are Brooklyn’s Brook Lopez who’s prone to injury and Orlando’s Nikola Vucevic who’s never made an ASG. I’d like to believe that Al Horford is one of the Top 6 big men in the Eastern Conference. The only team I’ve seen consistently bother Al is Memphis, who Atlanta plays on twice because the Grizzlies are in the West. His versatility as a stretch four/five and his raw athleticism for someone at 6’10”, Horford is a mismatch for most defenders in the NBA. The Boss has made it to three ASG’s in his 8-year career with the Atlanta Hawks. To me if he’s healthy, C Al Horford is almost a guarantee to make the game in Toronto this upcoming year. So worse case scenario, I still feel that the Atlanta Hawks are strong enough of a basketball team to send at least two All-Stars to Toronto this year. I look across the landscape of the Eastern Conference and I feel that Atlanta at least has a few of the Top 15 players in the East. Mandatory Credit: Jason Getz-USA TODAY Sports Atlanta, GA, USA Atlanta Hawks guard Kyle Korver (26) attempts a three-point basket as Milwaukee Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo (34) and guard Khris Middleton (22) defend in the third quarter of their game at Philips Arena. Though each roster only holds 12 men (why not more?), roughly 3 players are not able to partake in the weekend’s festivities due to injury. We found out last season that to make it to an All-Star Game, you essentially have to play at a Top 15 level in your conference. = Related: Atlanta Hawks: Will Team Rebounding Improve in 2016? =. With the 2016 All-Star Game being held in Toronto, how many players on the Hawks make it to next year’s glorified exhibition game? Those four Hawks made up a third of the entire Eastern Conference roster which was also coached by a member of the Atlanta Hawks organization HC Mike Budenholzer. Our red-hot Atlanta Hawks sent PG Jeff Teague, SG Kyle Korver, PF Paul Millsap, and C Al Horfordto represent the team in Madison Square Garden. The 2014-15 Atlanta Hawks had four All-Stars play in New York City last February.
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