Zach Lowe of ESPN is perhaps the greatest basketball journalists on earth right now. He has his own podcast, The Lowe Post. Earlier today, a pod featuring he and Jonathan Givony dropped, and some juicy Hawks rumors came of it. Let’s get straight to the big picture:
Givony says that if Trae Young starts to fall, teams think Atlanta will move up to get him.
— adam aaronson (@SixersAdam) June 18, 2018
Wow. If the Hawks could pull off taking a top 3 talent AND Trae Young, that could really be something. It is interesting to hear that they are interested in Young, but are trying to trade up for him rather than trade down. This means he is likely not in play at pick 3.
The Hawks are also linked to another great player in this draft in Lonnie Walker:
Givony says Atlanta likes Lonnie Walker, and that they could move from 19 to 12 (LAC) to get him.
Givony expects lots of movement.
— adam aaronson (@SixersAdam) June 18, 2018
The Hawks do have a lot of draft capital, so a move up of 7-8 spots for one of these guys is not out of the question. Walker was a talented freshman for Miami last year who displayed tremendous athleticism. It is exciting to hear his name in play as well.