When the Atlanta Hawks drafted Trae Young and Kevin Huerter in the 2018 NBA Draft, the comparisons to Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson were immediate and prevalent.
Seeing as Hawks General Manager Travis Schlenk had been involved in the drafting of both of those Warriors stalwarts, the discussion surrounding the Hawks rookies and the Splash Brothers was not at all surprising.
Schlenk did little to dismiss that thought, and why he should he have? The Splash Bros. are among the most influential players in NBA history, seeing as their sprawl-ball, three-pointer-focused team structure has led to the entire NBA focusing more on perimeter creation rather than sluggish paint-based scoring.