The Atlanta Hawks were a team of mystery on the first night of the NBA draft, but clues were lying around. The Hawks' needs entering the draft were noticeable. Find a long-term point guard and solve the problems that inevitably led to their season ending against the eventual NBA champions, the New York Knicks. They addressed some of these issues in the first round of the draft with the 8th and 23rd overall picks to kick off a new era of Hawks basketball.
If you had to trust and believe in one small guard to develop and become the future of a franchise, you'd choose Kingston Flemings.
Every trip on the floor, he makes his presence known. The competitive spirit is apparent not just in his play on the floor but also in how he approaches life. A day before the draft, Flemings wrote a letter in The Players' Tribune, **** led "A Letter to NBA GMs," revealing what makes him compete in the way he does and what basketball means to him.
Flemings is a 6-foot-2 guard from the University of Houston who dominated throughout his freshman season. He is a shorter guard in this draft but makes up for it with a wider wingspan. This is very apparent on the defensive side of the floor, where he's able to consistently cause havoc on the ball and in the passing lanes. Rebounding at his size will always be a challenge, but he has the attitude to become an annoying guy for defenses to box out.
There are so many tools for Flemings to develop on the offensive side of the floor at the next level. Averaging 16.1 points per game at 47% from the field, he is a very crafty driver for his size and often used his elite speed to blow past defenders, but showed a variety of moves to get to the rim, avoiding rim protectors. With athleticism as his trump card, he is often able to create his own shot at will in one-on-one situations because of his speed.
If you had to trust and believe in one small guard to develop and become the future of a franchise, you'd choose Kingston Flemings.
Every trip on the floor, he makes his presence known. The competitive spirit is apparent not just in his play on the floor but also in how he approaches life. A day before the draft, Flemings wrote a letter in The Players' Tribune, **** led "A Letter to NBA GMs," revealing what makes him compete in the way he does and what basketball means to him.
Flemings is a 6-foot-2 guard from the University of Houston who dominated throughout his freshman season. He is a shorter guard in this draft but makes up for it with a wider wingspan. This is very apparent on the defensive side of the floor, where he's able to consistently cause havoc on the ball and in the passing lanes. Rebounding at his size will always be a challenge, but he has the attitude to become an annoying guy for defenses to box out.
There are so many tools for Flemings to develop on the offensive side of the floor at the next level. Averaging 16.1 points per game at 47% from the field, he is a very crafty driver for his size and often used his elite speed to blow past defenders, but showed a variety of moves to get to the rim, avoiding rim protectors. With athleticism as his trump card, he is often able to create his own shot at will in one-on-one situations because of his speed.
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