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Lin progressing; Pierce won’t name starting point guard

Lloyd Pierce smiled at the attempt to tip his hand.

The Hawks coach is not saying who will be the team’s starting point guard when the 2018-19 NBA season begins.

Or perhaps he doesn’t know yet.

On the roster are veteran Jeremy Lin and first-round draft pick Trae Young. Lin is coming back from a ruptured patella tendon of the right knee suffered in the season-opening game with the Nets last season. Young was the No. 5 overall pick in this year’s draft, a significant investment by the Hawks in the position.

“Competition, that’s the beauty,” Pierce said when asked who might be the starter with training camp beginning next week.