Jonathan Kuminga has been a revelation for the post-deadline Atlanta Hawks.
Seemingly turning around the franchise's fortunes, the Hawks are poised to make a playoff push, recently overtaking the Philadelphia 76ers as the reigning 8-seed: a huge mark to reach in terms of Play-In Tournament implications.
The math is simple. As a 7 or 8 seed, a team only needs one win with two chances to make the postseason. However, drop one spot to the 9 seed, and suddenly two consecutive wins are needed, one of which being on the road in a Game-7 scenario, or it's off to Cancun.