Hawks will get draft rights to Taurean Prince at No. 12
Taurean Prince will be a Hawk.
Just not for a couple weeks.
The Jazz made the selection of the Baylor small forward with the No. 12 pick in the NBA Draft on Thursday. The Hawks obtained the No. 12 overall pick from the Jazz for point guard Jeff Teague in a three-team trade that also involved the Pacers agreed to Wednesday. The pick was officially made by the Jazz and they will hold Prince’s draft rights until the trade is finalized when the NBA moratorium ends July 6.
The Hawks plan to keep Prince and not trade him as part of a package.
Prince, 6-foot-8, 220 pounds, played four seasons at Baylor. As a senior, he averaged 15.9 points, 6.1 rebounds and 30.6 minutes in 34 games. Prince ranks 13th all-time in school history with 1,321 points scored. He also ranks ninth all-time in school history with a 37.6 3-point percentage.
Prince was First Team All-Big 12 as a senior. He was named the conference’s Sixth Man as a junior.
According to the NBA Draft media notes, Prince’s strengths are “has excellent size and length for a small forward. Has good mobility, fluidity and explosiveness. Very good three-point shooter with NBA range. Versatile and effective defender.”
The Hawks also had the No. 21 overall pick in the first round and the Nos. 44 and 54 picks of the second round.
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Chris Vivlamore is the sports editor at The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. He has served as reporter and editor at the AJC since 2003.
