7. Atlanta Hawks: Jaxson Hayes, Texas
The Atlanta Hawks have been one of the better young teams in the NBA this season, led by the excellent play of rookie Trae Young and sophomore John Collins. Adding another talented big like Jaxon Hayes could be an interesting option.
While he’s still very much a work in progress, he has an interesting skillset that could work in today’s game. Plus, it doesn’t make sense to reach at this point in the draft. Hayes is almost unanimously a top 10 talent in this draft, and would make an interesting combo with Collins.
Don’t be surprised if Atlanta elected to go wing or guard at this point in the draft as well, but Hayes works too.