The Atlanta Hawks are entering the 2025-26 season as one of the most improved teams of the offseason — gearing up for a playoff push in the wide-open Eastern Conference.

Today, we move up one spot on the positional scale to rank and examine the Top 26 small forwards for the 2025-26 campaign.

With how stacked the West is, teams like the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Minnesota Timberwolves, and Golden State Warriors also find themselves among those with high title hopes.

Restricted free agent center N’Faly Dante is now officially a member of the Hawks, as Houston declined to match Atlanta’s offer sheet.