One of the glaring needs for the Atlanta Hawks this season was a backup point guard.
The rotating door of Jose Calderon and Malcolm Delaney provided little stability behind starter Dennis Schroder. And while veterans are more desirable in backup point guard roles, especially to young guards like Schroder, the NBA Draft can provide some gems for the Hawks to uncover.
Xavier’s Edmond Sumner could be that gem.
Sumner was a hot prospect heading into this past college basketball season but a torn ACL cut his sophomore campaign short for the Musketeers.