The Atlanta Hawks’ rebranding as the Golden State Warriors East is Before schedule.
As unfair as those Stephen Curry comparisons could have seemed, Trae Young’s volatile post-All-Star stretch shows why they were created. The 20-year-old sharpshooter has rocketed around 26.1 points and 9.0 assists per game since intermission while hitting 2.9 triples per night at a 41.4 per clip.
Afterward, there is fellow freshman Kevin Huerter doing a strikingly good impression of Curry’s sibling-in-splash, Klay Thompson. Since snagging a fulltime starting gig in late November, Huerter has tallied 11.2 points and 2.1 threes per game while shooting 39.6 percent out of space. For comparison, the freshman edition of Thompson went for 12.5 points and 1.7 long-lived bombs while clearing 41.4 percent outside.
John Collins may not fit the Warriors’ mould, but the second-year big man might be the ideal player about whom nobody talks. He’s one of only nine subscribers averaging at least 19 points and nine rebounds, and his leap as a three-point shooter (0.9 threes each night on a 37.7 percent clip) reveals there is lots of helium left his upside.
It is hard to say how many other keepers are on the roster, although Taurean Prince and Omari Spellman both provide Golden State-style flexibility at both ends. The financial books are mostly clean, save for Kent Bazemore’s $19.3 million player option and Miles Plumlee’s $12.5 million salary for next year. The Hawks could also collect as many as three additional first-rounders from the coming years.
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