With a nucleus centered around Trae Young, John Collins and Kevin Huerter, all of whom were chosen in the 2017 and 2018 Drafts, the Atlanta Hawks excited fans while featuring a measurably young team last season. The same core returns to the Hawks for the 2019-20 season and, of course, each player in the trio has an extra year of age and NBA experience in hand.
Yet somehow, even as those players matured, the Hawks are an even younger team now than they were last season.
"Can you name our veterans?" Head Coach Lloyd Pierce quipped in response to a question about leadership on Media Day.