Atlanta Hawks: Complete grades for the 2019 NBA offseason

Drafted Cam Reddish

One of the wing players the Atlanta Hawks were attached to pre-draft was the third star from the stellar 2018-19 Duke Blue Devils, Cam Reddish. He a highly regarded high school prospect, but his play at Duke left a lot to be desired.

Reddish became the third option behind phenom Zion Williamson and R.J. Barrett and didn’t have the season many expected. Reddish averaged just 13.5 points per game on 36.5 percent shooting from the field, including 33.3 percent from beyond the 3-point line.

Cam had his good games of course, but his lack of consistency while surrounded by two other stars caused him to drop in the draft, falling right into the laps of the Atlanta Hawks at No. 10 — which they can thank the Dallas Mavericks for thanks to the 2018 draft day trade of Luka Doncic for Trae Young.

While Reddish may still struggle scoring at the NBA level, the potential is there for him. He should be able to be a defensive stopper as well with his length.

Reddish is 6’8″, but his wingspan is 7’1″, which should allow him to be disruptive on the defensive end. With his size and length, he should be able to guard multiple positions too.

Considering all the other trades the Hawks made and their depth at the wing position, this could turn out to be a promising draft pick for them.

Best case scenario for the Hawks is that he slides into the Klay Thompson role alongside Young. Worst case – he’s a defensive stopper off the bench that can provide bursts of scoring. But as young as this team is, they hope he’s closer to the Klay-mold than just another role player.

Grade: B+