After spending two seasons with the Long Island Nets in the G League — including a 10-day stint with their NBA affiliate, the Brooklyn Nets, down the stretch of the 18-19 season — 24-year-old wing Tahjere McCall found himself with Atlanta for the 2018-19 Las Vegas Summer League iteration of the Hawks, searching for the next opportunity.
Though some tipped McCall as the best non-roster invitee on the team, McCall would’ve been overlooked by many heading into the competition, with the likes of 2019 draftees De’Andre Hunter and Bruno Fernando — as well as returning roster members (at least at the time) in the form of Jaylen Adams and Omari Spellman — garnering more attention in the desert.