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Horford joins 5-on-5 drills, likes Hawks' depth
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Atlanta Hawks forward Paul Millsap drives against New Orleans Pelicans forward Anthony Davis in a preseason basketball game Monday in Atlanta. - photo by John Bazemore
ATLANTA — Atlanta Hawks management had to spend too much of the offseason saying "We're sorry."Hawks players have a different message in training camp: "We're better." Optimism is based on improved depth and a better understanding of second-year coach Mike Budenholzer's ball-movement system. Twelve players return from last season's team that lost a tough first-round playoff series to Indiana.All-Star center Al Horford, recovering from a torn right pectoral muscle, worked in his first five-on-five drills of training camp on Wednesday.
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