Kevin Huerter has been 100 percent cleared for all basketball activities after the Hawks’ first-round draft pick had the start of his rookie offseason interrupted by hand surgery.
The Hawks selected Huerter with the 19th pick in the 2018 NBA draft – one of three first-round selections by the team – in June. They selected the shooting guard out of Maryland after he had surgery. Huerter had an undiagnosed torn ligament between his ring and pinkie fingers on this right hand that was discovered during pre-draft workouts.
Huerter worked out for the Hawks before the extent of the injury was discovered and was surgically repaired.