The 2020-21 NBA season is nearly here and, after the longest break in recorded history, the Atlanta Hawks will return to action in the coming days. Before the regular season tips off on Dec. 23, the Peachtree Hoops is coming together for a ten-part roundtable series, setting the stage for what’s to come. In part nine, our staff checks in with some bold predictions for the upcoming campaign.
Brad Rowland: Trae Young will lead the NBA in assists. I predicted this last year in a few different places and, even with the league’s worst three-point shooting team around him, Young almost pulled it off.