There is a good argument one could make about Dyson Daniels being the most impactful addition in the NBA this offseason. Daniels leads the league in steals and deflections and has made a huge difference for the Atlanta Hawks on that end of the floor. The Hawks are still figuring everything else out on defense, but Daniels has raised the intensity levels of the team in a big way and is starting to get attention for how he is playing. After the game last night, Hawks star point Trae Young had a lot of praise for Daniels, something that has become a regular occurence after the Hawks:
“Yeah I mean I see first team defense I mean as many years as he wants to, as many years as he’s playing and yeah I mean you’re going to see what he’s able to do now that he has the opportunity to play a lot. I mean, offensively, it’s not forced on him. He doesn’t have to force anything. He just allows the game to come to him and that’s what makes it easier for everybody. I mean, I can shoot not really good at all and he can still go out here and play really well just because he’s letting the game come to him and just playing off each other, off us, offensively and defensively, we’re just playing on him. So I mean, that’s what we love from him.”
Daniels has been the best player on the Hawks this season. Last night against Washington, Daniels had 25 points on 10-14 shooting and he had yet another game where he had six steals. With his statline, Daniels joined some elite company:…