Young gets nod as Hawks starting point guard

Young, the No. 5 pick, started all five of the Hawks preseason games at point guard and averaged 15.0 points, 5.4 assists, 2.0 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 2.2 turnovers in 24.6 minutes over the stretch. He shot .394 (26 of 66) from the field, including .370 (10 of 27) from 3-point range.

The Hawks traded for veteran point guard Jeremy Lin, who will come off the bench to start the season after he missed most of the past two years due to injury.

Carter, a 23-year veteran, will start at power forward in place of John Collins, who will miss at least the first three games with a left ankle injury. Len will start at center for Dewayne Dedmon, who is returning from an ankle injury and was back at Hawks practice Monday.