CJ McCollum’s Atlanta Hawks tenure is serving as a trial run for Darryn Peterson, and it is working out perfectly.
Expectations were not necessarily high for McCollum entering this team. Filling the void Trae Young left behind was no small feat, and it’s no secret that the Lehigh product’s best days are behind him. I personally hoped the Hawks would move on from McCollum before the deadline to take a swing at a young talent who is unhappy in their current home, such as a Kel’el Ware, Cam Thomas, or Jonathan Kuminga (who, of course, ultimately found his way to Atlanta regardless).