NY Knicks, RJ Barrett (Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images)
As a diehard NY Knicks fan, I wouldn’t want to imagine what life would be like today if RJ Barrett wasn’t on my favorite team.
But as per a recent article by Marc Berman of the NY Post, RJ almost became a Hawk on draft night.
The Hawks had the 8th and 10th picks in the 2019 NBA Draft and were looking to move up into the top-5.
Berman said:
Some members of the basketball operations staff thought that could be the route to take: They were unconvinced about Barrett’s athleticism and 3-point shooting and concerned by his inability to use his weak right hand on rumbles to the basket.