A flurry of pre-draft activity was promised by insiders throughout the week, and it arrived in a hurry with less than an hour to go before the draft officially began. The Atlanta Hawks were prominently involved, as they traded up from No. 10 to No. 4 in a multi-pick trade that also brought Solomon Hill to the club.
From there, he reports immediately started to flow that De’Andre Hunter was the Hawks’ target and Adam Silver made matters official later in the night, even with the caveat that the pick is technically owned by the Los Angeles Lakers, pending completion of the high-profile deal involving Anthony Davis.