As Jonathan Kuminga’s stock rises and Kristaps Porzingis’s falls, the Atlanta Hawks’ shock deadline deal looks better each day.
In his three games in a Hawks uniform, Kuminga has averaged 21.3 points, 7.7 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and 1.7 steals in just 26 minutes a night. He seems to have corrected all the flaws that led him to become a pariah in Golden State, fitting perfectly into Quin Snyder’s egalitarian, ball-movement-focused offensive system and providing a rebounding boost to a team that desperately needed one.
Before Kuminga suited up, the Hawks posted a league-worst rim FG% since CJ McCollum and Corey Kispert entered the lineup.