Omari Spellman was the third of three first round picks for the Atlanta Hawks in the 2018 NBA draft, selected with the 30th and final selection of the first round. Expectations for the 6’9 big man’s rookie season were very hard to project. After averaging 17.5 minutes while playing in 46 games, perhaps there are still as many questions about Spellman’s NBA future as there were at the start of the season.
As the Hawks opened the season on the road at Madison Square Garden, Spellman displayed flashes of just why the Hawks drafted him. In a little more than eight minutes of action, Spellman recorded seven points, three rebounds and a blocked shot.