2019 NBA Draft: 5 Reasons Atlanta Hawks Should Draft Zion Williamson
By Chris Guest
An in-depth discussion of why Zion Williamson would be best served being drafted by the Atlanta Hawks in the 2019 NBA Draft.
While the entire college basketball world, and the greater sports world at large, it seems, was blanketed with coverage of superstar Zion Williamson through the 2018-19 season, our Atlanta Hawks coverage regarding the 2019 NBA Draft has been relatively bereft of Zion coverage?
Why, you may ask? Well, the first thing is that the Hawks only have the 5th-best odds at landing the #1 overall pick, which is inevitably where Zion will be drafted.
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Knowing the luck that Atlanta sports teams have had throughout their history, there’s no reason to create immense hype surrounding an outcome that is reliant on ping-pong balls.
However, it must be stated that Zion Williamson is undeniably the best prospect in the 2019 NBA Draft class, and if the Atlanta Hawks were to somehow win the lottery, their team would immediately be vaulted into the public eye as one of the most entertaining teams in the NBA.
Though Luka Doncic certainly put on a show in his rookie year (enough to be named Co-Rookie of the Year), he is just simply not the name that Zion is. The combination of Williamson, Trae Young, John Collins, Kevin Huerter and the other big-name rookie the Hawks might be able to nab in the 2019 NBA Draft would just be too exciting to handle for Hawks fans.
Though the Hawks only have a 10.5 percent chance to pick 1st overall, let’s lay out the myriad reasons why the Atlanta Hawks should select Zion Williamson in the 2019 NBA Draft if they get the chance.