by KL Chouinard @KLChouinard
The Hawks picked freshman Jalen Johnson from Duke with the 20th overall pick of the 2021 NBA Draft on Thursday, and followed it up by taking Auburn freshman Sharife Cooper with the 48th overall selection.
“Jalen is an extremely talented player. He has great size and great ball skills, rebounds and defends,” Hawks President of Basketball Operations/General Manager Travis Schlenk said.
In 21.4 minutes per game, Johnson averaged 11.2 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.2 assists. He shot 52.3 percent from the field and made 8 of 18 threes over his 13 games played.