The Atlanta Hawks were one of the most talked about teams heading into draft night, but all that trade chatter turned into just one minor deal to acquire a second-round pick. Kobe Bufkin slipped to Atlanta at 15 on a wild draft night. The 6’4 guard got plenty of buzz throughout the draft process, and The Ringer’s Kevin O’Connor had him ranked eighth on his draft board.
Bufkin was one of three rookies that joined the Hawks in Thursday’s draft. They selected Mouhamed Gueye and Seth Lundy in the second round to give them some cost-controlled options as their payroll increases.