Trae Young’s MCL sprain has forced the Hawks to pivot their offensive identity from the Trae show to the Jalen Johnson show. While the team is not constructed to support the latter offensive identity, Johnson has been wildly impressive as a scorer and playmaker through two games in the lead role.
Johnson currently has an assist rate of 25.3%, meaning a quarter of shots made by his teammates are assisted by the former North Carolina star. This clip puts Johnson in the 98th percentile as a creator across the league (minimum 100 minutes played, equivalent to 17 minutes a game through the median of 6 games played this season).