Amid the Atlanta Hawks’ exciting offseason, where the team acquired three players who will make an impact in the playoffs, the in-house talent flew under the radar. With preseason basketball underway, however, the NBA community has been reintroduced to the Jalen Johnson experience.
Kevin O’Connor of Yahoo Sports was particularly inspired by watching Johnson, particularly his electrifying dunk in the preseason game against Memphis. O’Connor said to his guest, Kenny Beecham, “Jalen Johnson in particular at his size, 6’9, with length and versatility, like there's sometimes when you watch Jalen Johnson highlights, Kenny and you squint your eyes and it’s like that looks like LeBron James, just the movement and the size and the fluidity.