Many big men have been projected to the Atlanta Hawks with the No. 19 pick in the 2017 NBA Draft and that makes sense. After all, the team is largely void of frontcourt players under contract and prospects like Jarrett Allen of Texas and Justin Patton of Creighton are generally seen as being potentially available in that range.
On Wednesday evening, though the good folks at DraftExpress inserted a new young big man for the Hawks in that slot with Bam Adebayo of Kentucky.
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Adebayo is a tremendous athlete.