When the Hawks took JL Bourg forward Zaccharie Risacher with the first overall pick, they indirectly relegated DeAndre Hunter to the bench for next season. Is that something the Hawks are comfortable with?
By selecting Risacher, Hunter is essentially going to have to become a high-level role player. Even if he gets starts over Risacher to begin, the Hawks' ideal starting lineup would probably have Trae Young, Dejounte Murray, Jalen Johnson, Zaccharie Risacher and Clint Capela/Onyeka Okongwu. I actually think a bench role would maximize Hunter's contributions to the Hawks. He played some of his best basketball in that role last season.
The reason why Atlanta may not be interested in doing that is because of Hunter's contract. The terms of his contract are below, per Spotrac:Looking at the contracts of other sixth men around the league like Malik Monk and Naz Reid, these cap hits are definitely higher. Reid has cap hits of $12 million, $14 million and $15 million . Monk just signed his 4-year, $78 million contract, so the specific details aren't known yet.
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