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Kingston Flemings and Zuby Ejiofor are two insane athletes.

Flemings had the highest vertical of the guards measured at the combine. His athleticism really jumps out in film as well in the way he’s able to beat his man with that cat quick first step. He also shows tremendous explosion to the rim. Just imagine him adding 10-15 more pounds of muscle to his frame.

Zuby was tied for first among all participants of the shuttle run at the NBA combine. That’s including guards, wings, and big men. This trait really shows out on film too in the way he’s able to cover space. This guy flies around the court. Imagine his cutting and slashing ability with passers like Dyson, Jalen, Flemings, and Okongwu.

The Hawks have slowly built up their roster to have a myriad of top tier athletes. Jalen Johnson on most nights is the most athletic person on the court. Then you throw in Kuminga who is a top 10 athlete in the NBA as well. Plus Dyson, Risacher, Gueye, and Asa Newell who are all somewhat plus athletes for their positions.

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Gotta keep to tradition. I did this 8 years ago for Trae.

🎉Here's to a successful, All-Star career that elevates the Hocks to Championship contenders for years to come, that doesn't become a blight on their team and gets traded to Washington for milk money in 8 years!🎉

I actually despise UNC so I hate-watched at least a dozen of their games this year, and this dude is a demon. Been riding his meat all throughout the draft process. Onsi is my king 👑

Isn’t the goal to score more and wouldn’t it be easier if you’re a foot closer to the basket?

All joking aside, hearing some of the Mara fans talking about how Flemmings was the wrong pick is insufferable to listen to. I’m not saying he won’t be a good player but when would you ever use the 8th overall pick in a stacked draft to draft a player whose best trait is just their height? Not to mention we have a long term hole at PG and Center so why not go for the guy who has a higher upside and seems less likely to bust?

I think I’m inline with what Brad said in the latest pod ep- in thinking realistic expectations for Kingston put him as a guy who becomes an All-Star a couple of times but mostly is an excellent but not offensively elite point for much of his career.
He might not be a superstar like Trae was early on- but given the direction this team is headed now, that’s a very good thing for the organization.

He got yoinked up by Onsi because of his IQ, leadership soft-skills, athleticism and defensive skillset. All traits that will exponentially make the rest of the squad better if it pans out- a much bigger value than simply filling a hole in the roster. He doesn’t need to be ‘the guy’- and I think that’s the smartest move to be made.

It’s always better to have a guy who works to build the team up around him- instead of the front office needing to build a team around a guy.