A year ago, CJ McCollum was at home recovering from a bone bruise in his right foot. Jonathan Kuminga, meanwhile, was preparing for another postseason stint with the Golden State Warriors.
Look at them now, as comfortable as can be in the hot environment of Atlanta.
When McCollum and Kuminga joined the Hawks a few months ago, no one quite knew what to make of their potential value to the team. After all, the spotlight was on the franchise player who’d decided to move on: Trae Young, the four-time All-Star who had taken the Hawks to the Eastern Conference finals but could go no further.
CJ McCollum and Jonathan Kuminga are surpassing expectations
With Young still the talk of the town and Jalen Johnson making a name for himself, the acquisition of the 13-year veteran guard and Golden State’s prodigal child wasn’t exactly headline-worthy. Yet here they are, powering the sixth seed Hawks to a 2-1 series lead over a top-five offensive squad that is the New York Knicks.
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