Atlanta Hawks Prospect Profile: SG/PG RJ Hampton

Looking at Atlanta Hawks draft prospect RJ Hampton.

The Atlanta Hawks are in a nice position heading into the 2020 NBA Draft, having the luxury of taking a chance on a player rather than needing a slam-dunk pick. Their roster already stacked with young talent.

One of the boom-or-bust prospects they could take a chance on is RJ Hampton, the 19-year-old who decided to forgo NCAA basketball to play professionally overseas. He did so for the NZ Breakers of the NBL in Australia.

A hip injury limited his Breakers career to just 15 games, which produced mediocre results. The combo guard struggled with efficiency, making 40 percent from the field and just 29 percent from deep on nearly three attempts…