The Atlanta Hawks began the 2018-19 preseason on a high note, playing well against the New Orleans Pelicans and securing a win (albeit one of little consequence) at McCamish Pavilion. In follow-up to that performance, the Hawks will begin their road preseason slate on Friday evening, with a trip to take on Mike Conley, Jaren Jackson Jr. and the Memphis Grizzlies.
As with any preseason game, it is important to keep things in perspective and that is doubly true for a team in the Hawks that is in the midst of a rebuild. Still, it will be interesting to see how players respond in their second game, particularly when it comes to DeAndre’ Bembry (coming off a breakout showing in the opener) and rookies like Trae Young and Kevin Huerter.