ATLANTA -- The slumping Atlanta Hawks have benched guard Kyle Korver.
Coach Mike Budenholzer announced before Monday night's game against the Oklahoma City Thunder that Thabo Sefolosha will take Korver's place in the starting lineup. The move was not unexpected, with the Hawks having lost nine of 10 games, including the past six in a row, to fall under .500 at 10-11 on the season.
Atlanta hasn't even been competitive in several of its losses, dropping the past two to the Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors by an average of 40 points.
Korver is averaging just 8.5 points per game and has struggled to get open looks at the basket. He is averaging only seven shots a game, by far the fewest of any starter.