A deep-dive into Atlanta Hawks rookie Kevin Huerter’s first 8 games of the season after an injury scare against the Sacramento Kings.
When the Atlanta Hawks selected Trae Young, Kevin Huerter and Omari Spellman in the first round of the 2018 NBA Draft, it was clear that the team was putting a premium on one of the most important skills an NBA player can possess: shooting.
Young’s long-range bombing was known far and wide, as his Oklahoma highlight vids still make for goosebumps-inducing viewing over a year later. Spellman, too, has a sweet stroke for a hulking big man and his efforts helped to lead Villanova to its 2nd title in 3 years.
The more unsung selection the Atlanta Hawks made occurred with the 19th overall pick – which ended up being Kevin Huerter.
Huerter’s stock rose considerably during the pre-draft process, as teams were impressed with his makeup and versatile, modern skill set that would be fairly malleable for almost any team in the league.
After 8 games for The Big Huert, the returns have been fairly impressive and any Hawks fans should be happy that Huerter is on the team.
We’ve outlined some of his most impressive stats, as well as some of his more impressive skills.
(Note: The latest news on Huerter is that he has no significant injury after colliding/being run into by Buddy Hield of the Kings. His status for the Hawks next game against the Heat is unknown as of writing.)