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Atlanta Hawks: 3 Draft Options if Team Trades in Late Lottery

By Dallin Duffy

CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 13: Precious Achiuwa #55 of the Memphis Tigers looks on during a game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Fifth Third Arena on February 13, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Memphis 92-86 in overtime. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - FEBRUARY 13: Precious Achiuwa #55 of the Memphis Tigers looks on during a game against the Cincinnati Bearcats at Fifth Third Arena on February 13, 2020 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Cincinnati defeated Memphis 92-86 in overtime. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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Oct 16, 2019; Birmingham, AL, USA; Vanderbilt Commodores forward Aaron Nesmith speaks at the SEC basketball tipoff at Grand Bohemian Hotel Mountain Brook. Mandatory Credit: Shanna Lockwood-USA TODAY Sports /

Aaron Nesmith, SF, Vanderbilt

Considered by some to be the best pure shooter in the draft, Nesmith’s numbers certainly jump off the page. He took over 8.2 3s per game in 2019-20, making an insane 52.2 percent of them.

Granted, that was in small sample size, as an injury limited his sophomore season to just 14 games.

But he’s more than just numbers – he has a shooting stroke that just looks good. 

As mentioned on the previous slide, the Hawks need to surround Trae Young with more secondary shooters and Nesmith could be the best option in the class – late lottery or not.

His defense is much more of a question mark than Bey’s, which makes his fit on one of the worst defensive rosters a bit less attractive. But if he can shoot over 40 percent from deep consistently, that’ll be easier to overlook.

He’s more of a boom-or-bust prospect, but the Atlanta Hawks are in a position to take such a gamble.

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What late-lottery players would you want the Atlanta Hawks to target in the 2020 NBA Draft?