Jalen Johnson is ready for liftoff

Editor’s note: This is the first post from new Peachtree Hoops contributor Hassan Ladiwala. We’re excited to have him on the staff and help with our coverage of the Atlanta Hawks.

Say what you will about former Atlanta Hawks’ President of Basketball Operations, Travis Schlenk, but the man certainly has an eye for NBA talent.

Schlenk, who now holds the VP of Player Personnel title for the Washington Wizards, has an impressive track record when it comes to talent evaluation dating back to his time with the Golden State Warriors, where he spent 13 years as Assistant GM prior to his time with the Hawks. He was “instrumental” to the Warriors’ drafting Klay Thompson and Draymond Green in 2011 and…