On Wednesday evening, Trae Young and the Atlanta Hawks saw a disastrous 2023-24 season come to a blissful end with a road demolition at the hands of the Chicago Bulls in the first round of the NBA Play-In Tournament. While they weren't exactly championship favorites heading into the year, the expectation was that the Hawks would be much improved with a full offseason under head coach Quin Snyder in which Young and running mate Dejounte Murray could finally find some synergy. One of the very few bright spots for the Hawks this year was the play of third year power forward Jalen Johnson, who was inserted into the starting lineup following the trade of John Collins to the Utah Jazz in the 2023 offseason and showed immense potential, even generating a fringe Most Improved Player campaign and establishing himself as undoubtedly the third (perhaps second?) best player on the Hawks roster.
A preview and prediction for the Chicago Bulls' Play-In game against the Atlanta Hawks.
Pacers forward Obi Toppin and centers Jalen Smith and Isaiah Jackson were listed as questionable with injuries for Sunday's game against the Hawks.
No | Player | P |
---|---|---|
41 | SF | |
13 | SG | |
4 | SG | |
15 | C | |
24 | C | |
2 | PG | |
14 | SF | |
18 | PF | |
12 | SF | |
1 | SF | |
27 | PG | |
3 | SF | |
25 | SG | |
32 | SG | |
5 | PG | |
17 | C | |
20 | SF | |
11 | PG |