30-year old Kirk Hinrich has already worked his way into the starting lineup for the Hawks.  He has played in 4 games (2 starts) for the Hawks so far since coming over in the deal with the Wizards last week and he is averaging 27.5 minutes, 10.0 points, 2.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game.  He is also giving the Hawks a very serious threat from the outside as he has hit 8 of 14 (57.1%) three point shots so far.  Hinrich is going to be a huge improvement over Mike Bibby going forward.

25-year old power forward Josh Smith is looking for more shots this month, and why not as he is hitting 53.5% of them so far this month.  Smith has played in 10 games in February and he is averaging 36.7 minutes, 20.1 points, 8.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.2 blocked shots per game.  He has now played in 58 games (all starts) for the Hawks this season and he is averaging 35.1 minutes, 16.8 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.4 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.7 blocked shots per game.  The Hawks are a much better team when Smith is heavily involved in the offense so they need to keep getting him the basketball.

24-year old forward Marvin Williams has been a godsend to the Hawks who are without Al Horford due to injury.  In his first three games in February, Williams is averaging 33.0 minutes, 11.3 points, 9.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  The Hawks missed Williams while he was out of action.  He has now played in 35 games (31 starts) for the Hawks this year and he is averaging 29.7 minutes, 10.9 points, 5.2 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game.  The Hawks will be ready to roll when Al Horford returns from injury and that will happen soon.

25-year old power forward Josh Smith is off to a very fast start this  month for the Hawks.  He has played in 3 games for the Hawks so far in February and he is averaging 37.7 minutes, 19.0 points, 11.0 rebounds, 3.7 assists, 1.3 steals and 2.3 blocked shots per game on 54.3% shooting from the floor.  Smith has now played in 51 games (all starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 34.9 minutes, 16.3 points, 9.0 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.8 blocked shots per game.  Smith is one of the most underrated players in the NBA as he stuffs the stat sheet like almost no one else when he’s on.

29-year old shooting guard Joe Johnson struggled earlier this year due to a bad elbow which required surgery.  But he’s back on track now.  He played in 13 games in January for the Hawks and he averaged 36.5 minutes, 26.0 points, 4.5 rebounds and 4.8 assists per game on 50.4% shooting from the floor.  Johnson has now played in 39 games (all starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 36.4 minutes, 20.1 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game on 44.1% shooting from the floor.  The Hawks’ offense is really purring right now as Johnson’s play has sparked the team.

30-year old shooting guard Jamal Crawford has really stepped up so far in January for the Hawks.  Crawford has played in 5 games so far this January and he is averaging 33.4 minutes, 27.4 points, 2.4 rebounds and 4.2 assists per game.  He is shooting 51.2% from the floor, 47.1% from three point range and 91.7% from the free throw line so far this month as he is really excelling offensively.  He has now played in 34 games (0 starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 31.0 minutes, 16.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.  When Crawford gets into one of the grooves he’s in right now the whole Hawks’ offense benefits.

22-year old point guard Jeff Teague has been playing pretty well as of late for the Hawks.  In his last four games, Teague is averaging 16.0 minutes, 8.5 points, 3.3 rebounds, 2.3 assists and 1.0 steal per game as he is shooting a red hot 63.6% from the floor.  He has now played in 25 games (0 starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 13.6 minutes, 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.  Teague’s shooting is up from everywhere on the floor in his second season in the NBA.  He is shooting 47.3% from the floor, 36.4% from the three point line and 85.7% from the free throw line this year.  At some point this year, Teague is going to start getting more P.T. for the Hawks if he keeps playing well.

With Joe Johnson out of action the Hawks needed someone to step up.  30-year old Jamal Crawford has played in 5 games so far this December and he is averaging 33.4 minutes, 16.8 points, 1.6 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1.4 steals per game.  He has now played in 22 games (0 starts) for the Hawks overall this year and he is averaging 30.1 minutes, 14.6 points, 1.8 rebounds and 3.4 assists per game.  The Hawks hope that his three point shooting starts to heat up as he is only shooting 34.9% fromm three point range.

PF/SF Josh Smith is one of the most underrated basketball players in the entire NBA. He plays hard at both ends of the basketball court which results in his stuffing the stat sheet. Smith has played in 8 games (all starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 34.4 minutes, 14.4 points, 9.6 rebounds, 4.3 assists, 1.4 steals and 3.4 blocked shots per game. Smith is also hitting 50% from the floor as his shot selection has been excellent so far this year. One of these days Smith will start getting the respect he deserves around the NBA.

26-year old back up center Zaza Pachulia has been very solid in his limited P.T. so far this season. He has played in all 6 games (0 starts) for the Hawks so far this year and he is averaging 19.0 minutes, 8.7 points, 5.2 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Pachulia is also shooting 68% from the floor so far this year! The Hawks are thinking seriously about possibly starting Pachulia at center and shifting Al Horford to power forward and Josh Smith to small forward to give themselves a big lineup. In that scenario, Marvin Williams (the current starting small forward) would become the first big man off the bench. That kind of move would make the Hawks a very physical basketball team. But for now they likely won’t make that change as they are 6-0.