When the Atlanta Hawks took De’Andre Hunter at #4 overall, the reaction was mostly negative due to the fact that the team had to give up so much in order to move up from #8 to #4. However, if General Manager Travis Schlenk wanted to draft Hunter, he deserves the benefit of the doubt at this point.
Obviously, Hawks owner Tony Ressler agreed as Schlenk was given a contract extension and promoted to President of Basketball Operations this week.
The pick of Hunter is one that will take time to develop, as this Hawks squad is still young, but let’s take a look at Hunter’s sophomore season through the lens of some advanced statistics.