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Why the Atlanta Hawks Should and Shouldn’t Draft LaMelo Ball

By Dallin Duffy

AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 24: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks looks on during the round four NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on October 24, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images)
AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - OCTOBER 24: LaMelo Ball of the Hawks looks on during the round four NBL match between the New Zealand Breakers and the Illawarra Hawks at Spark Arena on October 24, 2019 in Auckland, New Zealand. (Photo by Anthony Au-Yeung/Getty Images) /
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Why the Atlanta Hawks should and shouldn’t select Lamelo Ball in the 2020 NBA Draft.

The grand question of the Atlanta Hawks’ 2020 off-season is how the team should acquire Trae Young‘s backcourt companion of the future. With a top-ten draft pick, tradeable assets, and plenty of cap space, they have three outlets to find one through.

The next question is who that backcourt companion should be, where the options are just as limitless. If they want to find a young guard for cheap, the draft is the best option to do so, and there are a handful of studs who could fit well in Atlanta.

Tyrese Haliburton, Anthony Edwards, Killian Hayes, and a few others could fit nicely next to Trae Young. One player that isn’t a hand-in-glove fit is LaMelo Ball, a player atop many pundits’ big boards.

Many have questioned Ball’s potential role in the Trae Young-led offense. His (incredibly) elite passing is his best quality, and Young has already established himself as one of the league’s best dimers.

Despite the iffy fit, the Hawks’ front office is apparently high on LaMelo, and see him as the best prospect in the class. Should they take him if they’re given the chance? That’s we’ll be looking at here, highlighting why and why not the Atlanta Hawks should draft LaMelo Ball.