For the first half of the offseason, if Kevin Huerter spent two hours at the Hawks’ practice facility, an hour and a half of that time was dedicated solely to the weight room.
Huerter’s goal was pretty simple -- to get bigger and stronger. He went from weighing 194 pounds at the end of last season to 206 this preseason.
He worked in more on-court activity as the summer progressed, and began to practice finishing through contact, an area he wants to improve on in Year 2 with the Hawks.
“Once I had the extra bulk, it was getting coaches out here with pads, and then doing a couple dribble moves and then finishing through the pads and things like that,” Huerter said.