On Monday night, the Hawks traded back back from the No. 13 pick to No. 23, picking up a valuable future first round pick in the process. When they landed at No

The Atlanta Hawks introduced their first round pick Asa Newell on Friday. The Hawks selected Newell from the University of Georgia during the 2025 NBA Draft first round Wednesday night on Channel 2. Newell was born in Atlanta and raised in Athens until his family moved to Florida, so he grew up a Hawks fan.

As Asa Newell starts his NBA career with the Atlanta Hawks, he had nothing but good things to say about Trae Young.