On a night where the Golden State Warriors fell to the lowly Pelicans, Jonathan Kuminga went off for a season-high 27 points in his Hawks debut. He wasted no time reminding his former team what it had given up. It was a dream for him, but a nightmare for the Warriors.
Yes, Kuminga and the Hawks beat the bottom-dweller Wizards, who are still waiting for Trae Young and Anthony Davis to make their debuts, but he couldn't have had a better start to his time on the East Coast.
He came off the bench at the midway mark of the first quarter for Jalen Johnson, Atlanta's All-Star, who left the game with a hip injury and didn't return, paving the way for Kuminga to take over.